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What the Team is Known For

Blake, Cassels & Graydon has an outstanding team of lawyers who are heavily involved in significant infrastructure projects across Canada. The practice continues to be active on secondary market transactions involving PPPs, assisting with auctions and private negotiations. The group remains a leader in developing PPP structured agreements and related contracts by mobilising its depth of knowledge in asset classes ranging from energy, building construction and water to transportation and transit.

Work Highlights

  • Blake, Cassels & Graydon acted as counsel to the City of Calgary on the development of its Green Line LRT Project, a CAD5.5 billion light rail transit line project in Calgary.

Strengths

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The Blakes team keeps themselves abreast of commercial trends, not only in the Canadian market, but in international markets as well.

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The team brings a combination of legal expertise and a truly client-first approach. Whether navigating complex legal issues or offering strategic counsel, they consistently deliver top-tier service.

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Blakes has always been able to source the specialist support we need promptly and with impressive results.

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Blakes is highly responsive and big picture partners. They are also so smart, it is scary.

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Blakes’ team distinguishes itself through a combination of deep sector expertise, exceptional responsiveness and consistently high-quality advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marianne Smith
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Marianne Smith
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Marianne Smith assists a range of provincial and municipal authorities with the procurement aspects of public infrastructure projects. Operating out of the firm's Toronto office, she is experienced across a range of sectors including civil infrastructure, transportation and healthcare.

She has an exceptional knowledge base.

Marianne has a huge knowledge base, particularly in procurement law and really good commercial sense and drafting skills. She can strike a balance between the best legal and practical solution.

Marianne is very strong. She is really knowledgeable across all assets, has a good depth of knowledge and grasp on issues and is a really strong advocate for us.

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Sébastien Vilder
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Sébastien Vilder
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Montréal partner Sébastien Vilder frequently acts as lenders' counsel in relation to power projects, showing particular expertise covering wind farm developments.

Sébastien is an exceptional lawyer, whose deep expertise in project finance, particularly within the renewable energy sector, has been invaluable to our organisation.

Sébastien is super knowledgeable in the industry. He is always available and very pragmatic.

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Alain Massicotte
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Alain Massicotte
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Alain Massicotte leads the firm's Montréal infrastructure group, frequently acting for public authorities, sponsors and lenders on a range of project developments.

Alain has excellent vision.

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Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson
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Toronto-based Mark Johnson is sought out for his handling of major developments in social and commercial infrastructure as well as energy sector projects, where he represents the interests of proponent consortiums, investors and Crown corporations.

He knows the ins and outs of the contracts.

Mark is very knowledgeable, practical and knows our business.

Mark is very smart and very good at what he does.

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Alyssa Shivji
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Alyssa Shivji
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Alyssa Shivji is establishing a respected infrastructure practice from the firm's office in Toronto. She assists clients with the development of infrastructure projects and procurement contracts.

Alyssa is fantastic and has really incredible attention to detail in drafting.

Alyssa is really good at working with the team collaboratively and taking instructions. She is available, incredibly responsive and a really good drafter.

Alyssa is a highly competent and hard-working counsel with great insight and sensitivity to our business.

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Stephanie Console
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Stephanie Console
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Up and Coming

Stephanie Console is based in the firm's Toronto office and has a particularly strong portfolio of expertise on procurement and infrastructure projects.

Stephanie is very patient, understanding and responsive.

She understands and retains information, even on very complex concepts, with a level of competence that I have not seen before.

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Paulina Balabuch
Paulina Balabuch
Associates to watch

Based in Montréal, Paulina Balabuch is an associate who is growing her project finance practice. She is well placed to assist lenders with the financing and refinancing of projects in the energy sector.

She is excellent.

Paulina is super hard-working and gets us answers very quickly. She is detailed and always available.

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Sébastien Vilder
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Sébastien Vilder
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Paulina Balabuch
Paulina Balabuch
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Marianne Smith
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Marianne Smith
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Alain Massicotte
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Alain Massicotte
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Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson
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Alyssa Shivji
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Alyssa Shivji
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Stephanie Console
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Stephanie Console
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