Overview

David uses his deep understanding of the evolving public-private partnership sector to provide clients with clear and detailed solutions. They appreciate David’s ability to tackle complex concepts and translate them into workable, practical arrangements.

David advises Canadian and cross-border investors and industry leaders in design and construction on a wide range of P3 transactions, including project financing, contracts with public authorities and construction and service subcontracts, in sectors as diverse as healthcare, transit, energy and wastewater. Clients also regularly consult him for his experience with senior and mezzanine debt investments and structured finance.

Acted for Amico Design Build Inc. and Sacyr Canada Inc. as the construction joint venture to the Ontario Science Partners consortium of John Laing Limited, Sacyr Infrastructure Canada Inc. and Amico Major Projects Inc. in the successful $1.04 billion bid to design, build, finance and maintain the relocated Ontario Science Centre on a portion of Ontario Place in Toronto, Canada.

Acted as lead transaction counsel to CVC DIF and Valley Fiber in their investment together with Canada Infrastructure Bank to expand broadband service in Manitoba, which involves the construction of a last-mile network allowing high-speed internet access to approximately 7,800 underserved households with dedicated fibre-to-the-home in rural municipalities, including four First Nations communities.

Acted for Ontario Transit Group, a consortium led by Ferrovial and Vinci, on its bid for the design, build and financing of the Ontario Line Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel project. The Southern Civil project is one of three PPP contracts to deliver the Ontario Line.

Acted as lead transaction counsel to DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Ltd. in their investment together with Canada Infrastructure Bank in the $328-million Manitoba Fibre project, which involves the construction of 2,657 kilometres of mainline fibreoptic cabling, targeting 48,500 underserved households with dedicated fibre-to-the-home.

Acted for Enwave Energy Corporation as the successful proponent for Syracuse University's steam station operations project. Along with serving Syracuse University, the Steam Station serves the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse VA Medical Center and Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital.

Acting for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in its role as lead member of a consortium that is providing rolling stock, signalling services and operation and maintenance services, as part of the construction and operation of a new automated light rail transit system in the Greater Montréal Area. This $6.3-billion infrastructure project (its original estimated cost) is the largest public transit project undertaken in the Province of Québec in the last 50 years.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2000 (ON)