Environment

Robert Bauer continues to advise on significant infrastructure developments, drawing upon a wealth of experience and expertise handling market-leading projects in the transportation and real estate sectors. Based in Toronto, he is a pertinent part of the infrastructure landscape in Canada and further afield.

Alexandria Pike is sought out by clients from a breadth of sectors, including manufacturing and natural resources, for her extensive knowledge of environmental regulations, including issues relating to remediation. She operates out of the firm's Toronto office.

"Alexandria excels at complex legal issues and problem solving."

"She is a superb lawyer with tonnes of energy, and is very highly respected."

Toronto-based Carol Pennycook acts for both borrowers and lenders on both domestic and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions.

Gregory Southam is regarded as a pre-eminent lawyer within the projects space throughout North America, regularly advising on the gamut of PPP models across the transportation, public infrastructure and alternative energy sectors. He is based in Toronto.

"Gregory has strong commercial acumen, deep knowledge and the ability to solve problems."

"Greg is strong both legally and commercially."

Toronto-based Nicholas Williams is respected for his experienced counsel on project financing mandates. He is noted for representing institutional investors, insurance companies and developers in both Canadian and US projects.

"Nick is great to work with. He is extremely professional and his level of service is very high."

"Nick is always responsive and helpful with moving transactions forward. He is a great negotiator with strong integrity."

Based in Toronto, Sarah Powell has a pre-eminent environmental practice, advising on matters ranging from permitting and the acquisition of hydropower projects to land contamination litigation.

"Sarah is outstanding and has strong expertise on permitting and stakeholder relationships."

"Sarah is exceptional at what she does, and her breadth and depth of experience make her my first and last call on anything where there is high complexity."

"Sarah is a dedicated, creative professional who demonstrates expertise and a sense of commercial judgement which is unmatched in the field."

Montréal-based Marie-Claude Bellemare advises on environmental concerns arising from M&A transactions. She is additionally instructed by natural resources clients and manufacturers to assist with the environmental due diligence for development projects and industrial sites.

"Marie-Claude is a very strong environment lawyer."

Operating out of the firm's Toronto office, William Buchner is particularly noted for his handling of matters in the healthcare, power and infrastructure sectors and is active across a suite of mandates including project development and financing.

"He's an excellent lawyer."

Anthony Spadaro acts out of the firm's Toronto office and enjoys a growing reputation for his handling of financing mandates across the power and infrastructure spaces.

"Anthony is hard-working and practical. He consistently delivers."

"He is a commercial and excellent litigator."