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"WHILE THE
PUBLIC SIDE MIGHT
INITIALLY SEE THE
ADVANTAGES OF
THE P3 MODEL IN
A SMALLER PROJECT,
THE PURSUIT COSTS
AND TIME INVOLVED
– FOR EXAMPLE,
HIRING FINANCIAL,
TECHNICAL AND
LEGAL ADVISORS
– COULD DAMPEN
THEIR ENTHUSIASM."
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as a promising area for the P3 model.
government to the private-sector losing parties is much smaller than those on some of
the larger projects, so they don't offset the
pursuit costs as much. It's possible that governments could consider bundling projects
to increase the size, but this creates its own
unique issues such as coordinating multiple
sponsors/municipalities."
"Nationally, if you look at the jurisdictions
where important P3 projects have been completed, or are underway, you will see that primarily the large infrastructure projects are hospitals and other traditional classes such as roads,
mass transit transportation, court houses or detention centres," says Robert Borduas, a partner
and Canadian leader of the infrastructure practice at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP.
Documentation on Canadian P3s has be-
Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Bogden, John-Paul
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te
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3375
jp.bogden@blakes.com
Mr. Bogden's practice
involves M&A, corporate
law and infrastructure/
projects, including
secondary PPP sales.
His clients include
traditional private equity
funds, financial sponsors,
entrepreneurs, and a
variety of public and
private corporations.
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Booth, QC, Robert
(Bob) T.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3252
boothb@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Booth's commercial
practice focuses on
energy and resources
infrastructure, serving
clients in the oil and
gas, transportation and
energy utility businesses.
He advises on purchases
and sales, business
creation and joint
ventures.
Borduas, Robert G.
Borsook, Lisa A.
Bowman, Stephen W.
Brett, J. David
Norton Rose
Fulbright Canada LLP
(514) 847-4524
robert.borduas@
nortonrosefulbright.com
WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5003
lborsook@
weirfoulds.com
Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-4624
bowmans@
bennettjones.com
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(403) 298-1804
david.brett@
gowlings.com
Ms. Borsook acts
for corporations and
governments regarding
their retail, industrial and
office property needs.
A leader in property
development and leasing,
she is widely regarded as
an expert in her field.
Mr. Bowman's secured
lending and assetbased financing practice
embraces M&A,
corporate restructuring,
corporate finance and
transborder transactions.
He is a contributing editor
to Corporate Finance and
a Canadian executive of
the IFA.
Mr. Borduas's project and
debt finance practice
embraces infrastructure
and PPPs. He
represented the lenders
on the A30 Highway
project and the McGill
University Health Centre
among others.
Mr. Brett focuses on
environmental law,
Aboriginal law and
energy law with an
emphasis on economic
regulation of utilities,
energy facilities licensing
and approvals, utility
valuation, energy pricing
and pipeline-costs
dispute resolution.
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