Represented Canada Lands Company CLC Limited ("CLC") in its successful negotiations with the Algonquins of Ontario ("AOO") of the comprehensive Participation Agreement which was a critical pre-condition to CLC acquiring approximately 126 hectares of the former Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe in Ottawa from Department of National Defence. Specifically, the Participation Agreement is the core commercial document wherein CLC offered certain parcels for sale to AOO which are intended to be funded from the anticipated comprehensive Treaty settlement. For its part, AOO agreed to waive its Aboriginal Rights (including "aboriginal title") in respect of the Rockcliffe Lands. The Participation Agreement was completed under an umbrella agreement among the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, AOO and CLC
Represented the successful proponent Cityzen/Dominus in its negotiations with the City of Brampton in respect of the P3 Project known as Southwest Quadrant Development
Represented Wabun Tribal Council on behalf of certain First Nations as “aboriginal” proponents in the development, construction, financing and operation of 4 hydroelectric generator projects being constructed along the Kapuskasing River to be operated under a 40 year Feed-In Tariff Program (FIT) mandated by the Ontario Power Authority. Construction and Permanent financing funded by SunLife Canada
Acted for Morguard Investments Inc., in its capacity as asset advisor/manager for certain undisclosed pension funds (collectively the “Funds”) in the restructuring of the Funds’ collective interest in the Telesat Court Complex in Gloucester (the “Project”). Specifically, the lease agreement with Telesat as tenant was renegotiated and extended as part of the arrangement which resulted in the Funds contemporaneously acquiring Telesat’s undivided beneficial fifty percent (50%) freehold interest in the Project
Acted on behalf of Bank of Montreal in connection with the establishment and extension of certain secured credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $40 million to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Chief of Defence Staff for the purpose of acquiring an Ottawa based mixed use real estate project known as The Queensway Corporate Campus
Acted for Bank of Montreal in the extension of a $250 million syndicated construction loan facility to the Hôpital Montfort for the purpose of redevelopment of the hospital expanding its square footage from 450,000 square feet to 750,000 square feet which represented the first construction loan under the Ontario Government’s Alternative Financing and Procurement program
Acted for CMHC Pension Fund as the major investor in all material aspects relating to its co-tenancy formation and the assembly and acquisition of a 20 acre parcel site for development of a 200,000 square foot retail complex in the City of Oshawa as well as the acquisition and construction financing facility in the aggregate amount of $45 million
Acted for Bank of Montreal in the extension of certain secured credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $62.5 million to the University of Ottawa for the purpose of financing the construction of a sports complex and a student residence complex
Acted for Broccolini Construction (Ontario) Inc. in its acquisition, development, construction and leasing to EMS Technologies of a 120,000 square foot mixed use facility as well as the financing and forward purchase and sale to Greystone
Acted for two Eastern Ontario developers who completed “distress preferred share” restructurings under the Income Tax Act and in one case the disposition of its portfolio to a major pension fund and in the latter case in renegotiating the credit facilities with existing funders
Retained by a major Canadian charter bank in the preparation of its internal lending directives and manuals in respect of aboriginal loan facilities. In addition, represented said institution on related financings, ranging from infrastructure and "on reserve" housing loan facilities to structured financings of various joint ventures (including "designated" lands)
Represented a publicly traded oil refiner in Alberta in its negotiations with the Federal Crown and the Blood Tribe First Nation regarding the possible conversion of a private sector facility to "reserve status" under the Indian Act, pursuant to the "addition to reserve of non-contiguous lands" process
Represented a relationship lender on all aboriginal matters relating to the funding of a wind farm facility, in particular the related aboriginal consultation process
Represented a major pulp and wood manufacturer in the disposition of one of its facilities during the Caledonia aboriginal dispute
Continually act for a major lender in its aboriginal related financings, ranging from infrastructure and “on reserve” housing loan facilities to structured financings of various joint venture financings (including “designated” lands)
Represented a First Nation in the major ($15 million) restructuring of an industrial facility situated on "designated" lands under the Indian Act
Acted for a number of First Nations, financial institutions and other private sector stakeholders in aboriginal financings and restructurings under the Indian Act
Represented certain Crown Corporations (Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, Canada Post Corporation, Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Lands Corporation) in various mandates relating to private sector "project" and "procurement" transactions all in compliance with the Financial Administration Act
Represented an American distress real estate fund which acquired the Royal Bank of Canada's distress real estate portfolio in Eastern Ontario
Represented the secured lenders, including SunLife, BMO and BDC in the acquisition, development, construction and disposition of various parcels and buildings forming the Ottawa Life Sciences Park
Acting for major general contractor in its Construction Lien Act dispute regarding 90 George Street project
In the matter of the Veltri cross border restructuring under the Companies Creditors Arrangements Act, acted for a Crown Corporation in its stakeholder’s interest in the cross border restructuring of the assets
In the matter of Canadian Asbestos Services restructuring under the Companies Creditors Arrangements Act, acted for Bank of Montreal, the senior secured creditor, as well as the debtor and possession funder
In the matter Wedgewood Developments/Commadore’s Quay, acted for HSBC, the senior secured creditor, in the related insolvency proceedings including the construction of the second tower under court order and the disposition of the completed project under the Construction Lien Act
In the matter of the Ottawa Rough Riders insolvency, acted for the principals in the realization and distribution of assets including related disputes with the CFL and Canada Revenue Agency
In the matter of the Canadian Red Cross, acted for two pharmaceutical creditors and was appointed Chairman of the Ordinary Creditors Committee
Acted for the Royal Bank of Canada in a $290,000,000 daylight credit facility financing