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McMillan is known for having a collaborative, problem solving approach to closing projects and meeting the requirements and financial objectives of both procurement authorities and private partners. Our Projects team includes expertise drawn from our financial services, tax, regulatory and construction law professionals. We sit in the top tier in P3 experience in Canada acting on more than 100 P3 projects and demonstrate a 360 degree scope of the P3 space, acting for parties on all sides: lenders, consortia, primary subcontractors and public authorities. We have experience in active areas such as transportation and healthcare projects, as well as the emerging and often complex municipal areas such as local public transit and water/wastewater projects. We have acted on transactions involving all types of public infrastructure arrangements including privatizations, outsourcing arrangements, public-private partnerships, concessions, leases and alternative financing structures. We have provided training programs to government officials, including federal government and P3 officials on P3s and the P3 procurement process. McMillan continues to grow our experience in project development for First Nations. 

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What the Team is Known For

McMillan offers comprehensive knowledge of project development throughout Canada. The firm has a substantial consortium-side practice, as well as assisting lenders, underwriters, contractors and developers with the financing and refinancing of PPP and infrastructure projects. The team's expertise encompasses energy, healthcare, transport and water treatment matters. The practice is also active on the lender and underwriter sides, assisting both domestic and international banks, bond underwriters and private placement investors.

Work Highlights

  • McMillan represented the finance parties in connection with the Trillium Health Partners Broader Redevelopment Project, a build-finance project procured by Trillium Health Partners.

Strengths

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Their commercial awareness is excellent and they are very pragmatic.

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McMillan is very attentive to the questions from the client and provides thorough and prompt legal advice.

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McMillan lawyers are very commercially-minded and appreciate the varying risk tolerances that their clients have on differing transactions. They understand how to adapt to the needs of their clients.

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McMillan has deep all-round experience and a strategy-first approach.

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McMillan provides practical and innovative solutions to problems.

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Notable Practitioners

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Catherine Doyle
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Catherine Doyle
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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.

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.

She is truly so specialised in the area. She knows the area inside out, including the finance piece.

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Julie Han
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Julie Han
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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.

Julie has demonstrated she is very commercially savvy, mindful of commercial expectations and makes us feel like a valued client.

She is super knowledgeable, always available and really detailed.

Julie is an exceptional client manager, delivering excellent documentation and advice expediently.

Julie provides strong and timely legal advice to manage contractual risks, while always considering the commercial needs of the client.

She provides a great level of service, sophistication and commercial awareness.

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Candy Saga
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Candy Saga
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Vancouver-based Candy Saga represents clients across a panoply of matters pertaining to infrastructure development, including PPPs and project financing.

Candy has been a great legal counsel, with very strong legal and commercial experience.

Candy is our favourite lawyer. She is very responsive, commercial and diligent.

Candy is a very senior lawyer in the infrastructure space and it shows.

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Catherine Doyle
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Catherine Doyle
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Julie Han
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Julie Han
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Catherine Doyle
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Catherine Doyle
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Candy Saga
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Candy Saga
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Julie Han
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Julie Han
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