Expertise in Infrastructures and Major Projects

Our professionals have a 360-degree view of all aspects related to delivering, managing and operating infrastructures projects.

Construction

• Negotiate and draft construction contracts (including EPC, EPCM, DBF, PPP)
• Regulatory compliance (CNESST, CCQ, RBQ, AMP and BSDQ)
• Contractual follow-up during construction

Governance

• Implement mechanisms to ensure compliance with applicable legislation
• Implement mechanisms to anticipate and avoid non-compliances
• Develop shareholder and partnership agreements for the delivery of projects
• Manage governance in a crisis or deadlock
• Provide support during an inquiry process with the relevant authorities

PPP, procurement and tender management

• Prepare and offer strategic advice in the drafting of call for tenders documents
• Analyze tender compliance
• Analyze and advise on applying legislation and regulations applicable to public body contracts
• Conduct audit to determine and improve contract management compliance
• Provide support in decision-making and organization to ensure sound contract management

Constitutional and Aboriginal law

• Analyze and advise on projects in respect to federal and provincial division of powers
• Provide support in project delivery and activities on territories covered by Aboriginal treaties, located near areas where traditional Aboriginal activities are practised or subject to Aboriginal claims
• Evaluate issues related to the Crown’s obligation to consult with and accommodate Indigenous Peoples
• Evaluate the Crown’s obligations and the government policies, directives and practices for consultation and accommodation
• Negotiate impact and benefit agreements and other agreements of a socio-economic or environmental nature related to energy, mining, and infrastructure projects

Environment and municipal

• Advise on environmental obligations and provide representation before the administrative tribunals and courts of law (civil and penal)
• Expropriation
• Land-use planning
• Permits, certificates and authorizations
• Brownfield redevelopment and project authorizations
• Development and implementation of environmental policies
• Investigations and inspections
• Environmental assessment and permitting
• Environmental audits
• Environmental risk management
• Wetlands and flood plains
• Waste management

Financing

• Real estate financing (including interim construction loan)
• Infrastructure project financing
• Taking security on all types of assets
• Inter-creditor agreements
• Debt, equity and mixed financing, syndicated, subordinated and mezzanine financing

 Real estate

• Development and codevelopment of real estate projects
• Real estate financing
• Purchase and sale transactions
• Commercial leases and leasing
• Real estate title analysis
• Opinions on the validity of real estate titles, encumbrances and other real rights

Transportation

• Road, bridge and railway running rights and maintenance
• Constitutional and regulatory aspects
• Acquisition and partnerships in transportation infrastructures, rail in particular

Energy and natural resources

• Wind, hydroelectric, gas and other projects
• Energy storage projects
• Cogeneration projects and financing
• Representation before Quebec’s Régie de l’énergie and other specialized tribunals

Dispute and dispute prevention

• Crisis management and strategy development
• Preparation and analysis of claims for damages, impact costs and delays
• Class actions
• Injunctions
• Neighbourhood nuisances and disturbances
• Commercial litigation (including commercial leases) and construction litigation (including construction defects and latent defects)
• Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
• Professional liability (architects, engineers, land surveyors)