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June 2022 Infrastracture

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Bilodeau, Jean-François Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3183 jbilodeau@blg.com Counsel in Insurance & Tort Liability group of BLG's Montréal office. Practice focuses on maritime law, transportation, and insurance-related disputes and construction litigation. Appears before all Québec and federal courts and the Supreme Court of Canada representing interests active in marine industry, including shipowners, charterers, shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, brokers, warehousemen, port authorities, and shipyards. Also has expertise in litigation relating to highway, rail, and air transportation, appearing before civil courts, Commission des transports du Québec, and Canadian Transportation Agency. Specializes in disputes relating to insurance coverage and the liability of insureds. Former naval officer (Lieu- tenant-Commander) of the Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve). Recognized by Chambers Canada. Education: LLB (Universi- té Laval). Admitted to the Québec Bar in 1987. Bird, Sarah J. F. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 687-5744 sbird@blg.com Sarah's practice focuses on public-private partnerships, project development, project finance, Indigenous law, lending and general corporate commercial law. She is known for her ability to skillfully handle difficult legal and commercial issues, negotiate complex financings, and find creative solutions that manage business risk. She has extensive experience with leading major public-private partnership and project finance transactions, including representing proponents and lenders with respect of all phases of public infrastructure and transportation projects. Sarah also advises lenders and resource companies on securing financing or refinancing for projects and facilities in the natural resources sector, and assists clients on a broad range of commercial, regulatory and financing matters. Education: BA (Queen's University); LLB (University of British Columbia). Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. Blanchard, Emma Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (613) 369-4755 eblanchard@blg.com Partner in BLG's Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation, and Regulatory group. Concentrates on expropriation, planning and development, real estate, and general municipal law. She regularly acts as counsel to municipal governments and has significant experience as an advocate and negotiator representing public authorities engaged in land assemblies and in the construction and development of major transit and public infrastructure projects. She also frequently appears before courts and tribunals, including the Ontario Land Tribunal on behalf of both public and private sector clients. Education: BA (Queen's University); BCL (McGill University); LLB (McGill University). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2007. Boan, Daniel A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6665 dboan@blg.com Dan has a dual construction practice and represents clients across Canada from the inception through to the end of all types of construction, infrastructure and alternative financing projects, including procurement, risk management, contract dra- ing, claims management, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Dan has represented all parties in the construction chain, from public and private owners, financial institutions, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects and engineers. He prepares and negotiates all forms of contracts and agreements used throughout the construction and infrastructure projects, including traditional construction forms, design-build agreements, public-private partnerships, engineering and architect agreements, supply contracts, and others. Dan has advised clients on a variety of construction, and infrastructure projects in various sectors, including transportation, energy, and mining. He has also been involved in litigation and dispute resolution in respect of construction contract and negligence disputes, professional negligence, lien claims, delay claims, surety bond matters, and multi-party complex litigation. Dan was called to the Ontario Bar in 2000 and received his LLB from the University of Western Ontario. Borlack, Howard McCague Borlack LLP > (416) 860-0054 hbborlack@mccagueborlack.com From hospitals to airports, utilities, bridges and roads, including the renewal of large government projects—increasingly, clients require a team that can assist with their infrastructure projects. Howard leads a team of lawyers in providing advice and representation on many of Canada's largest infrastructure projects. ese public or private projects, including public-pri- vate partnerships (P3), oen involve planning and construction spanning over many years and engage financiers, as well as all levels of government entities. e Investing in Canada Plan, committing $180 billion over 12 years, is expected to continue, especially given the need for new and replacement infrastructure municipally, provincially and nationally. Working with all stakeholders on these major projects, Howard brings a focused goal-oriented approach to the most difficult problems to find creative solutions. He also traverses the ever-changing regulatory regimes to keep up-to-date on sustainable and climate-re- silient requirements. Howard's clients require the team to analyze and prepare a strategy that will result in a successful conclu- sion to their infrastructure needs, especially for any special requirements during a pandemic. Howard is a perfect fit as this team's leader. mccagueborlack.com www.lexpert.ca 25 Lexpert-ranked leading infrastructure lawyers

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