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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Rankings

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Projects: PPP & Infrastructure - Canada

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a dynamic law firm that handles a number of different environment-related matters, including impact assessment, project development, regulatory compliance and judicial reviews. The environmental and Indigenous team leverages the law firm's wider transactional and regulatory strengths to offer support both nationally and internationally. Its clients include companies from the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors. The law firm is highly prominent in the Ontario market and also operates a growing Québec practice.

Work Highlights

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  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg acted for The Canada Life Assurance Company and its affiliates in connection with the refinancing of the 49.9 MW Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power-generating plant owned by Innergex Renewable Energy.

Strengths

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  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg has strong technical knowledge and understanding of business and risk considerations.

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  • All requests are always met and the team is respectful of the business timeline.

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  • We are very pleased with the firm's service and reaction time on issues.

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  • The service is amazing at Davies in general and their breadth of knowledge is great.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Alexandria J. Pike
    Band 1Alexandria J. Pike

    Alexandria J. Pike

    Alexandria Pike is highly regarded 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 law firm's Toronto office.

    • Alex is phenomenal. She is incredibly sharp, bright and able to navigate difficult disputes.

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    • Alexandria is excellent.

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    • Alex is good at taking complex matters and translating the integration of science and legal hurdles in a way understandable to the business and helping us understand and mitigate the risks.

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  • Band 1Gregory G Southam
    Band 1Gregory G Southam

    Gregory G Southam

    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 green energy sectors. He is based in Toronto.

    • He is an industry leader and has done an amazing job teaching and leading the next generation within Davies to emulate his client-first approach.

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    • Greg is hard working and intelligent. He has balance to his approach and I always feel I have the best team and advice when working with Greg.

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    • Gregory is a top tier lawyer with a unique ability to walk clients and counterparties through challenging issues.

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    • Greg is an exceptional adviser. He has a great combination of technical legal knowledge, sophistication and commercial savviness.

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    • Greg is very knowledgeable and thoughtful. He brings a great deal of experience and judgement to solving complex problems.

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  • Band 1Marie-Claude Bellemare
    Band 1Marie-Claude Bellemare

    Marie-Claude Bellemare

    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, mining operations and industrial sites.

    • Marie-Claude is dedicated, organised and follows up with all stakeholders to ensure that the file progresses. She is always a step ahead.

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    • Marie-Claude is very detailed and good at following up on files. Her organisational skills are very good and she is very knowledgeable about the relevant regulations.

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    • She is an extremely talented lawyer who is attentive to detail and always pragmatic.

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    • She has extensive knowledge of her field and is really practical in understanding the needs of our company.

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    • Marie-Claude is amazing. She is the best environmental lawyer I have ever dealt with. Her knowledge is amazing, she gives incredible service and goes above and beyond.

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  • Band 1Nicholas C Williams
    Band 1Nicholas C Williams

    Nicholas C Williams

    Toronto-based Nicholas Williams is highly regarded for his expertise in project financing and infrastructure development, regularly handling transactional matters arising from the power sector.

    • Nicholas is very experienced and skilled on project finance transactions.

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    • He’s solution-oriented and pragmatic, always keeping the bigger picture and strategic objectives in mind.

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    • Nicholas is very good in complicated situations.

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    • Nicholas has strong industry and sector-specific knowledge, being highly experienced in contractual negotiations with counterparties.

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  • Band 1Sarah Powell
    Band 1Sarah Powell

    Sarah Powell

    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 really outstanding at guiding clients on complex environmental matters. Her work is so comprehensive and lifts all stones to come to a complete answer.

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    • Sarah is top-notch.

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    • Sarah gives really practical advice. She is an expert in her field.

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  • Band 1William Buchner
    Band 1William Buchner

    William Buchner

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

    • William harnesses a deep understanding of customer needs, industry trends and the broader infrastructure landscape to fuel high-level strategic thinking.

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    • He is an industry superstar.

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    • Will is an incredible asset. He is intelligent and he knows how to strike a great balance in pursuing and making commercial decisions on complex construction projects.

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    • Will understands our business better than I do and truly feels like a part of the team.

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    • Will is known as one of the top lawyers in the space in Canada and lives up to this reputation. His responsiveness and the quality of the support and deliverables consistently exceeds expectations.

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  • Band 3Anthony Spadaro
    Band 3Anthony Spadaro

    Anthony Spadaro

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

    • Anthony has amazing reflexes in fields that are not his expertise and an amazing business acumen.

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    • Anthony Spadaro is excellent at helping with transactions. He is a fierce advocate.

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    • He is highly experienced and client-focused.

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