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Vogel, Sharon C. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6148 svogel@blg.com
Ms. Vogel is the national leader of BLG's Construction Group. She specializes
in infrastructure and industrial project dispute resolution including in rela-
tion to highways, railways, tunnels, pipelines, hospitals and mines. She has
extensive experience negotiating contracts on behalf of owners, developers
and contractors.
Vilder, Sébastien Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
(514) 982-5080 sebastien.vilder@blakes.com
Mr. Vilder specializes in bank financing, project financing and asset-based
financing. He has been involved in numerous bank and project financings in
Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia. Other areas of expertise include energy and
infrastructure projects. He acts for financial institutions, investment funds,
development banks, sponsors and companies.
Vesey, Derek R.G. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
(416) 367-6921 dvesey@dwpv.com
Mr. Vesey acts on project finance, P3, banking and infrastructure transac-
tions in both Canada and the US. He advises lenders, operators and sponsors
in numerous sectors including mining, social and transportation infrastruc-
ture and energy.
Veilleux, Niko Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5636 nveilleux@osler.com
Mr. Veilleux's practice focuses on public and private M&A, corporate finance,
securities and private equity/venture capital, notably complex cross-border
and multi-jurisdictional transactions. He advises on corporate governance
matters, as well.
Vautour, André Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 878-5595 avautour@lavery.ca
Mr. Vautour is a partner at Lavery. He practises in corporate and commercial
law with a particular interest in governance issues and strategic alliances,
joint ventures and investment funds in the fields of infrastructure, transporta-
tion and technology.
Vallis, QC, FCIArb, Jeffrey D. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(403) 232-9404 jvallis@blg.com
Mr. Vallis acts as counsel in large-scale disputes arising principally in the
infrastructure and industrial sectors. He is actively engaged in both litiga-
tion and arbitration, dealing with claims in projects as diverse as roads and
bridges, hospitals, schools and airports, and industrial infrastructure such
as processing plants and pipelines.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP was counsel to
Compugen Inc. with a team consisting of Roger Wat-
kiss, Mike Moher and Peter Newell.
CITY OF WINNIPEG SOUTHWEST RAPID
TRANSITWAY (STAGE 2) AND PEMBINA
HIGHWAY UNDERPASS PROJECT
On June 21, 2016, the City of Winnipeg signed a pro-
ject agreement with Plenary Roads Winnipeg Transit-
way LP to design, build, finance, (operate) and maintain
the City of Winnipeg's Southwest Rapid Transitway
(Stage 2) and Pembina Highway Underpass project,
with PCL Constructors Canada Inc. providing con-
struction services.
e $467-million project is Winnipeg's fourth pub-
lic-private partnership project.
e Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) and Pem-
bina Highway Underpass project comprise significant
infrastructure components in the southwest quadrant
of the city.
ese components include the completion of Stage
2 of the Southwest Transitway, the addition of active
transportation infrastructure, the renewal and expan-
sion of the Pembina Underpass as well as connections to
the University of Manitoba and Investors Group Field.
Construction on the project is scheduled to conclude by
late 2019.
e City of Winnipeg's legal team was led in-house
by Lisa Rowswell, Solicitor, City of Winnipeg Legal
Services Department, and included Krista Boryskavich,
Wolfgang Tiegs, Denise Pambrun, Samantha Murata
and Angela Czarnecki.
e City was supported by Blake, Cassels & Gray-
