Smith, QC, Lawrence
E. (Laurie)
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3315
smithl@bennettjones.com
Mr. Smith is former firm vice-
chair/founder of the regula-
tory department. He acts
for utilities, pipeline/LNG
projects before federal &
provincial regulators and all
levels of court including the
SCC. Has testified as an ex-
pert witness in Canada/US.
Steiner, Daniel E.
Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
(604) 641-4892
des@bht.com
Mr. Steiner advises on
infrastructure and other
business deals. He advises
on the purchase and sale of
businesses, mergers, acquisi-
tions, joint ventures, the
formation and financing of
business ventures and general
corporate law matters.
Stobo, Gerry
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(613) 787-3555
gstobo@blg.com
Mr. Stobo counsels private-
and public-sector clients on
all aspects of complex, high-
value public procurement
and government contracting,
from design to administra-
tion to issues. He has advised
in some of Canada's largest
P3 infrastructure projects.
Southam, Gregory G.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 367-6986
gsoutham@dwpv.com
Mr. Southam acts as trans-
action or lenders' counsel
on transportation and social
infrastructure projects in
Canada and the US, includ-
ing as lead counsel on pro-
jects in Indiana, Florida, Col-
orado, Ontario, BC, Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Québec.
Stewart, QC, Anne M.
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3313
anne.stewart@blakes.com
Ms. Stewart's practice
focuses on infrastructure/
project financing, advis-
ing public and private
companies. She has acted in
numerous major projects
across Canada, such as the
Waterloo LRT, Alberta
Schools, A25 Highway and
Surrey Memorial Hospital.
Stuber, Ron
Dentons Canada LLP
(604) 443-7129
ron.stuber@dentons.com
Mr. Stuber's practice focuses
on the development and
financing of domestic and
international infrastructure
and energy projects, and
extends to hospitals, roads,
rail, ports, power and gas
(LNG). He advises propon-
ents, lenders and others.
cludes the development of a transit oper-
ations facility, as well as a snow manage-
ment facility which the consortium will
operate for a 25-year term.
e COC, which will have the capacity
to house 224 City buses and future fleet
growth, will also feature administrative of-
fices, fare collection stations, fuelling, wash
lanes, maintenance bays and inspection pits.
In addition, the Snow Management
Facility will have the capacity to store one
million cubic metres of snow, and a melt-
water collection site that will monitor the
environmental safety of meltwater before it
is released into the storm sewer system.
Construction is set to begin in spring
2015 and conclude by late 2016.
e City of Saskatoon's legal team was
led in-house by Cindy Yelland, Director of
Planning & Development Law, and sup-
ported by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
with a team that included Judy Wilson,
Marianne Smith, Kate McGilvray, eresa
Chan, Alyssa Shivji, Jason MacIntyre and
Stephanie Console.
Integrated Team Solutions SCOC Part-
nership was represented by McMillan LLP
with a team that included Catherine Doyle,
Candy Saga, Rob Scavone, Cheryl Stacey,
Adam Kline, Julie Han, Maria Sagan, Ah-
san Mirza and Michelle Boodhoo.
Advice on matters related to the law of
Saskatchewan was provided by McDoug-
all Gauley LLP with a team that included
Michael Milani, Christopher Boychuk and
Stuart Wicijowski.
Fengate Capital Management Ltd., Fen-
gate Greenfield Infrastructure Fund L.P. and
Toronto Electrical Workers Infrastructure
Fund L.P. were also represented by Gowling
Lafleur Henderson LLP with a team that
included Paul Harricks and Rob Blackstein.
e ITS team also included Kristen Wit-
tman of Taylor McCaffrey LLP, EllisDon
Design Build Inc., was represented in-house
by Jody Becker, Michelle Kidd and Chris-
topher Moran, with support from Peter
Schwartz of Harrison Pensa LLP.
COFELY Services Inc. was advised by
Dentons Canada LLP with a team that
included Anca Neacsu, Maria Kourelis and
Charles Bardou.
Financing for the project was provided
by way of long-term and short-term sen-
ior secured bonds issued by Integrated
Team Solutions SCOC Partnership, which
bonds were underwritten by Scotia Cap-
ital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. e
underwriters were represented by Farris,
Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP with
a team that included Michael Allen and
Maria McKenzie.
MORGAN STANLEY
INFRASTRUCTURE SELLS
MONTREAL GATEWAY TERMINALS
CLOSING DATE: MARCH 6, 2015
On March
6, 2015, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure
Partners, LP, a subsidiary of Morgan Stan-
ley Infrastructure, announced that it had
sold Montreal Gateway Terminals to a con-
sortium led by Fiera Axium Infrastructure
and comprised of Fiera Axium Infrastruc-
ture Canada II L.P., Desjardins Group, via
its insurance subsidiaries and its Pension
Plan, Manulife, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
and Industrial Alliance.
Montreal Gateway Terminals is the lar-
gest container terminal operator at the
Port of Montréal, operating two of the
Port's three international terminals (Ra-
cine and Cast) and servicing seven global
shipping lines. Strategically situated at the
gateway to the North American markets,
Montreal Gateway Terminals are in oper-
ation year-round and serviced by both
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National
railways, which have direct links to major
American railroads.
e terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners,
LP and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure were
represented by an in-house counsel team
led by Nitin Khakee. Torys LLP provided
external support with a team led by Krista
Hill that included Stephanie Brady, Sophie
Courtois and Min Kim (corporate/M&A),
Corrado Cardarelli and Andrew Wong
(tax), Nina Mansoori (debt financing ),
Don Roger (real estate), Mitch Frazer and
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