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LEXPERT • June 2014 | www.lexpert.ca | 117 PROJECT FINANCE » » John Torrey's practice involves the structuring, documentation and negotiation of complex lending transactions. He acts regularly for both lenders and borrowers in bilateral and syndicated, secured and unsecured fi nancings, most of which are multi- currency and multijurisdictional in nature. Torrey has particular expertise in acquisition and project fi nancings and all aspects of mine fi nancing and considerable experience with debt restructurings. Recent signifi cant experience includes the fi nancing of the C$5.8- billion acquisition of Safeway by Sobeys, the C$2.5-billion fi nancing of Silver Wheaton and the C$2.5-billion fi nancing of Kinross Gold. He is repeatedly recommended by the world's leading legal publications, including Chambers Global, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada, the Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers, ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. He has been named a "Leading Individual" for Banking and Finance by ! e Legal 500 Canada 2014 and "Banking Lawyer of the Year" for 2010 by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. » Chair of Osler's Energy (Power) Group and partner in the Construction and Infrastructure Group. Practice focuses on energy and infrastructure/P3 projects. Acted for project participants, including owners, governmental authorities, developers, contractors, operators, lenders, architects and engineers, including the Ontario Power Authority, Hydro One, Emera, Pristine Power, Veresen, Pattern Energy, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, GTAA, Toronto Transit Commission and Cintra on matters such as project structuring, project fi nancing, development, permitting, engineering, procurement, equipment supply, construction, energy supply, power purchase and off -take arrangements, outsourcing, privatization, operation, maintenance and refurbishment. Major project experience includes Highway 407ETR, Sheppard Subway, Spadina Subway Extension, GTAA Terminal 1, Maritime Link, Bruce Nuclear Refurbishment, Pt. Lepreau Nuclear Refurbishment, Lower Mattagami Hydroelectric Project, Goreway Station, Portlands Energy Centre, South Kent Wind Project, York Energy Centre and East Windsor Cogeneration Centre. » Head of Torys' Project Finance Practice Group, co-head of the Secured Lending Group and chair of the fi rm's fi nance committee. Practices in the area of project fi nance, project development, energy, infrastructure, mining and secured lending. Acted as lead counsel to the borrower in the fi nancing of GDF Suez's portfolio of wind and solar projects across Canada in 2012; the fi nancing of Potentia Solar's portfolio of 95 roo op solar projects in Ontario; the lenders in the $750-million nuclear facility fi nancing for Borealis Generation Infrastructure Trust; the lenders in the $942-million project fi nancing of the 850 MW Goreway power project; the borrower in the $650-million project development and fi nancing of the 1005 MW Greenfi eld Energy Centre power project; and the monoline insurers on the fi nancing of the Golden Ears Bridge and Calgary Ring Road. Ontario Bar, 1992. LLB, 1990, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. » Partner in the banking, corporate and infrastructure practices and member of the project fi nance, energy, PPP and secured lending teams. Practice focuses on project fi nance, energy, PPP, infrastructure development, secured lending and private equity. Has been involved in numerous project fi nance, PPP, infrastructure and private- equity transactions advising lenders, sponsors, equity investors, developers, operators, purchasers and various levels of government across a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, energy and mining. Recognized by Chambers Global in the areas of project fi nance, banking & fi nance, projects: PPP & infrastructure and energy: power; ! e Best Lawyers in Canada in banking law, project fi nance law and public fi nance law; the IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms in the area of project fi nance; ! e Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers; ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; and in ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for his expertise in project fi nance. Called to Ontario Bar in 1989. John W. Torrey Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (416) 865-4394 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Toronto Rocco M. Sebastiano Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tel: (416) 862-5859 Fax: (416) 862-6666 Toronto Jonathan B. Weisz Torys LLP Tel: (416) 865-8157 Fax: (416) 865-7380 Toronto Nicholas C. Williams Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 863-5559 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Toronto jtorrey@fasken.com rsebastiano@osler.com jweisz@torys.com nwilliams@dwpv.com