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Transportation, Networks & Utilities


Fasken facilitates the assembly, acquisition and negotiation of land rights through direct negotiation and expropriation. Our national expertise is also helpful for clients pursuing concurrent regulatory approvals from authorities at every level and in every location where their operations and assets are held.
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Overview

Fasken provides comprehensive services and industry expertise to companies that must navigate complicated regulatory frameworks while meeting business needs.

Some of the issues we address include easements, rights of way, crossing agreements, agreements to access and operations.

We’ve represented clients organizing extensive pipeline projects through several provinces, corporations establishing energy-related infrastructure including electricity, natural gas, and wind farm operations, and public authorities operating and managing public transit systems and infrastructure.

A lot of the real estate work in this area intersects with other practices at our Firm, such as mergers and acquisitions, First Nations law or environmental law. We work in tandem with our colleagues, providing timely advice and expertise when it fits in with the larger components of client projects.

Fasken’s real estate team is nationally recognized for our expertise in working with major clients in this sphere, such as Rogers Communications, Nalcor Energy and CP Rail. Fasken is ranked as a leading group by respected publications such as Chambers Canada, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.

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Team

Primary Contacts
  • Iris Tam, Partner | Real Estate Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5156, itam@fasken.com
  • Mariella Lo Papa, Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4348, mlopapa@fasken.com
  • Paul Logan, Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law, Calgary, AB, +1 403 261 9431, plogan@fasken.com
  • Carmine Boskovich, Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4831, cboskovich@fasken.com

Client Work

  • The Sarjeant Company Limited completes acquisition of Northern Ontario assets from Superior Propane, [Deal - The Sarjeant Company Limited], Leading Canadian construction and energy solutions provider acquires Northern Ontario assets from Canada’s largest propane distributor.
  • Canada Lands Company CLC Limited completed the acquisition of the former Federal Study Centre located at 1495 Heron Road, [Deal - Canada Lands Company CLC Limited], On July 28, 2020, Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (“CLC”) completed the acquisition of the former Federal Study Centre located at 1495 Heron Road from Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services.  CLC was advised by a team com...
  • Emil Anderson Maintenance Co. Ltd. to assume highway maintenance in the Skeena region, [Deal - Emil Anderson Maintenance Co. Ltd.], We advised Emil Anderson Maintenance Co. Ltd. on the acquisition of a highway maintenance business in Northwest BC from the Nechako Group. The transaction included the assignment of the Highway Maintenance Agreement for Service Area 26 with the Province of BC, the purchase of related assets and e...
  • Change order dispute with respect to the Seymour-Capilano twin tunnel project, [Case - Seymour-Capilano Partnership], In respect of the Seymour-Capilano twin tunnel project, we advised the tunneling contractor in a large change order dispute with the owner. The claim resulted in a confidential settlement. Fasken advised the tunnelling contractor with a team led by Brook Greenberg, and included David Curtis and T...
  • Sea Breeze Power and Sea Breeze Energy restructuring under BIA, [Deal - Sea Breeze Power Corp. and Sea Breeze Energy Inc.], The restructuring was particularly complex, and required substantive amendments to the proposal, due to complicated issues relating to the preservation of the companies’ tax attributes as part of the restructuring.
  • XTL Transport in a dispute with Hydro-Québec regarding the acquisition of a servitude for passage of a power line, [Case - XTL Transport Inc.], Nikolas Blanchette successfully defended the interests of XTL Transport Inc. in a dispute with Hydro-Québec regarding the acquisition of a servitude for passage of a power line. Nikolas headed the negotiations and reached an agreement with Hydro-Québec, to the satisfaction of XTL Transport Inc.    
  • Procureur général du Québec v. Johanne Labrosse, SAI-M-189942-1110 (Administrative Tribunal of Québec), [Case - Confidential Client], Nikolas Blanchette successfully defended the interests of Ms. Johanne Labrosse against the Attorney General of Quebec in connection with an expropriation. Nikolas provoked the suspension of the trial after he cross-examined the Attorney General of Quebec’s expert appraiser. The parties agreed to ...
  • Project to design and build the primary infrastructure of the Turcot Interchange, [Deal - Dragados Canada Inc.], Fasken Martineau provided legal counsel to a member of a consortium in the context of an offer it was depositing in respect of the project to design and build the primary infrastructure of the Turcot Interchange. The total budget of the project, led by Québec’s minister for Transport, is evaluate...
  • Acting for Rogers Communications with respect to all real estate holdings in British Columbia, [Deal - Rogers Communications Inc.], Our primary mandate is to assist with the acquisition, renewal and general operational issues of its wireless telecommunication and broadcasting sites throughout British Columbia, of which there are thousands. The sites are located on untitled Crown land, First Nations lands, common strata proper...

News

  • The Legal 500 UK 2014: 14 Fasken Martineau lawyers ranked, 10/9/2014
  • Fasken Martineau advises Drapers’ Academy on two major transactions, 7/1/2014
  • Edmond Luke is interviewed by CNC about Chinese investment in Vancouver, 4/13/2014

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