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Special Edition on Infrastructure 2017

The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.

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6 LEXPERT | 2017 | WWW.LEXPERT.CA Beavis, Merie-Anne E. Gowling WLG (416) 814-5631 merie-anne.beavis@gowlingwlg.com Ms. Beavis is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. She acts for public- and private-sector participants and lenders in a variety of projects including P3s, mine and electricity projects. She is ranked repeatedly in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Who's Who Legal: Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Beaumont, D. Robert Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (416) 862-5861 rbeaumont@osler.com Mr. Beaumont, also a professional engineer, focuses on infrastructure, P3, construction and procurement law. His clients include owners, developers, contractors and lenders. His infrastructure experience embraces power and transportation facilities. Beaudoin, Yannick Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (514) 982-4025 yannick.beaudoin@blakes.com Mr. Beaudoin practises in the infrastructure, financial services, structured finance and real estate groups. He has significant experience in P3s, AFPs and project finance, including all aspects of major design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) projects in Canada, working with private partners and lenders to deliver infrastructure assets or energy-related projects using private financing. Bauer, Robert T. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (416) 863-5552 rbauer@dwpv.com Mr. Bauer specializes in domestic and international infrastructure projects, PPPs, project financing, property development and joint ventures. Projects include hospitals, transit projects, urban redevelopment, and government and mixed-use projects. Bakshi, Vivek Dentons Canada LLP (416) 863-4658 vivek.bakshi@dentons.com Mr. Bakshi represents clients in the energy, natural resources and infrastruc- ture sectors. He specializes in the structuring, negotiation and documenta- tion of natural resource projects and related financings, and in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the oil, gas, water and power sectors. Aycan, Nurhan Gowling WLG (416) 814-5691 nurhan.aycan@gowlingwlg.com Mr. Aycan is a member of the firm's Energy, Mining and Infrastructure practice group. He advises on M&A transactions, securities and corporate finance matters, as well as on private-equity and venture-capital financings for high-growth companies. LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS ment, the cities of Vancouver and Richmond, and the airport authority. During the procurement process, it was made clear by the owners' entity formed to run the project that they wanted innovative ideas, a new way to do things. e successful bidder came up with the idea of what's called "cut and cover," says Martin. is involves cutting out existing roads and rights of way from the top, digging down deep enough to build the train line, covering it over and replacing the road, instead of having to tunnel PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK The thing that's the most amazing if you drive in Vancouver is, all the way along the Canada Line corridor, there's been this massive development going on around the stations. It's taken what was light industrial or single- family residential areas and is transforming a lot of it." - Maria McKenzie, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP "

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