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McMillan LLP

Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada


McMillan LLP

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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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Projects: PPP & Infrastructure - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

McMillan offers comprehensive expertise in project development throughout Canada. The firm has a substantial consortium-side practice, while also advising lenders, underwriters, contractors and developers on the financing and refinancing of PPP and infrastructure projects. The team's experience spans a broad range of sectors, including energy, healthcare, transportation and water treatment.

Work Highlights

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  • McMillan represented GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. in the environmental assessment and regulatory approval processes for the proposed Deltaport Container Terminal expansion project in British Columbia.

Strengths

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  • The McMillan team provides extremely high quality technical and industry expertise that puts them amongst the top project finance groups in the country. They always stand out as a very commercially-minded group, with a focus on pragmatism and an understanding of the big picture.

    Projects: PPP & Infrastructure respondentCanada
  • The depth of knowledge, practicality of advice and creative thinking are particularly valuable. The McMillan team is very responsive to requests and the service is of consistently high quality.

    Projects: PPP & Infrastructure respondentCanada
  • McMillan is an exceptionally hardworking firm and consistently deliver high-quality legal work. What sets them apart is their reliability, responsiveness and ability to handle complex issues efficiently without compromising on quality. The McMillan team handles complex and sophisticated matters with a high degree of technical expertise and sound judgement, and are able to distill complicated issues into clear, practical advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Catherine Doyle
    Band 1Catherine Doyle

    Catherine Doyle

    Catherine Doyle is a renowned expert in the Canadian PPP and infrastructure space, with a longstanding reputation for excellence in project finance and development over a suite of sectors.

    • Catherine is an excellent lawyer who is dedicated to her clients and delivers consistently.
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    • Catherine knows the detail of any transaction better than anyone else, with real depth of knowledge in finance and financing structures.

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    • We trust Catherine implicitly. She is a master in her field.

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  • Band 3Julie Han
    Band 3Julie Han

    Julie Han

    Julie Han has a robust financial services practice which 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 Han is a standout project finance and infrastructure lawyer. She combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, commercial mindset that makes her advice immediately usable on complex transactions. Julie is particularly strong at articulating complicated issues in clear and intelligible ways.

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    • Julie is incredibly responsive and highly efficient. She provides excellent, practical guidance on which issues are actually worth our time and which ones are not.

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    • Julie’s unwavering commitment to her clients is what separates her from the pack. From her responsiveness to her concise advice and innovative approaches to solving impasses, Julie is a leader when it comes to client service and support.

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  • Band 3Candy Saga
    Band 3Candy Saga

    Candy Saga

    Candy Saga is a highly respected infrastructure and project finance lawyer with more than three decades of experience advising on public-private partnership and infrastructure transactions. She is particularly noted for her expertise in project finance, PPP developments and secondary market transactions.

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