Global Guide 2026 : Canada
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McMillan's environmental group is active across the space, with proficiency in handling both regulatory considerations and transactional matters. The team acts for clients in a wide range of sectors, including mining, oil and gas and construction. Clients benefit from the firm's network of offices throughout Canada, including in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. Additional strength includes cross-border mandates.
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McMillan defended Manulife Financial in a multi-party land contamination lawsuit in British Columbia arising from historical foundry and drycleaner uses at urban sites in Vancouver.
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The team members have an exceptional ability to listen and analyse, in addition to putting all their resources into action to find answers to our questions.
McMillan is attentive and knowledgeable.
McMillan is strongly committed to offering a high level of service. Their lawyers respond to their emails quickly and respect deadlines.
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Catherine Doyle is renowned in the Canadian PPP and infrastructure space for her representation across project finance and development over a suite of sectors. Based in Toronto, she handles major projects on behalf of proponents, investors and consortiums as well as public authorities.
She is truly so specialised in the area. She knows the area inside out, including the finance piece.
Catherine is very experienced and strong.
Catherine is a very good, detail-oriented and tenacious lawyer. She is good at advocating for her clients.
She is a sector-leading lawyer.
Catherine's commercial approach and expertise were key to negotiating the many complex documents on our project.
Toronto-based Julie Han operates a reputable financial services practice that includes advising financiers with interests in PPP infrastructure projects. She has represented all stakeholder levels across all asset classes on projects, including transportation and healthcare developments.
She provides a great level of service, sophistication and commercial awareness.
Julie provides strong and timely legal advice to manage contractual risks, while always considering the commercial needs of the client.
She is super knowledgeable, always available and really detailed.
Julie is an exceptional client manager, delivering excellent documentation and advice expediently.
Julie has demonstrated she is very commercially savvy, mindful of commercial expectations and makes us feel like a valued client.
Vancouver-based Radha Curpen handles a broad range of work in the environmental law space, including land contamination cases and regulatory compliance issues. She additionally advises on the environmental approvals of corporate transactions and projects.
Radha has exceptional legal skills combined with a dogged approach to getting deals done and projects complete.
Radha brings a depth of experience.
Radha is an exceptional lawyer, both from a personal and a skills perspective. She is practical, succinct and able to look at things in a different way and come up with innovative solutions.
Sharon Singh is based in Vancouver, where she co-heads the Indigenous and environment practice. She has a particularly thriving environmental practice on regulatory matters, including securing approvals.
She has exceptional big picture understanding of business trends in BC.
Sharon gives very easy-to-understand and practical advice. Her unique feature is that she very much understands the regulatory and political context.
Sharon is willing to think creatively, identify potential paths for consideration and provide thoughtful advice for our consideration and ultimate decision making.
Vancouver-based Candy Saga represents clients across a panoply of matters pertaining to infrastructure development, including PPPs and project financing.
Candy is a very senior lawyer in the infrastructure space and it shows.
Candy is our favourite lawyer. She is very responsive, commercial and diligent.
Candy has been a great legal counsel, with very strong legal and commercial experience.
Operating out of McMillan's Vancouver office, Robin Junger advises on the full spectrum of issues in the environmental and Aboriginal law spaces. Recently, he has demonstrated particular strength in dealing with discharge-related mandates and permitting issues.
Robin is an extremely capable legal advisor.
Talia Gordner is based in the firm's Toronto office. She has valuable experience across the full gamut of environmental law, including litigious matters and regulatory considerations.
I could not wish for a more service-oriented partner to work with.
Ms Gordner always makes us feel like her most important client. She devotes all her attention and proposes the best strategy that is aligned with our goals.
Talia is an amazing solicitor with service levels and understanding for execution.
Talia is an extraordinarily knowledgeable environmental lawyer.
Talia is able to very quickly consume the information, distil it down and hone in on what the issues are, making it look easy to come up with the right path.
Aboriginal Law
Aboriginal Law
Aboriginal Law
Environment
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Environment
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Project Finance
Project Finance
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure
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