Jeffrey Merrick > Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
595 BURRARD STREET, PO BOX 49314, SUITE 2600
THREE BENTALL CENTRE
VANCOUVER, BC V7X 1L3
Canada

Work Department

Infrastructure; Commercial Real Estate

Position

Jeff is the Chair of the Infrastructure group and the head of the Vancouver Real Estate group. He has expertise in developing, buying, selling, leasing and financing major commercial real estate and infrastructure projects. He also has expertise in P3s and AFPs, including all aspects of major design, build, finance and operate projects working with private partners and governments. Jeff is also the Managing Partner of Blakes Vancouver Office.

Memberships

Jeff is a member of the Canadian Bar Association – Real Property Subsection and the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) and he is a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of North America.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Infrastructure projects

(Leading individuals)

Jeffrey MerrickBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The infrastructure group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP combines strong experience in acting for both private and public-sector participants on major development projects. Demonstrating comprehensive coverage of all key asset classes, the national team is active across the country on major rail, road, hospital, port and airport projects, among others. Among the senior names in Toronto, Catherine Doyle is noted for her private sector-side expertise, with a strong track record in representing lenders, developers and sponsors. Doyle is acting alongside Mark Johnson, who splits his time between Toronto and Ottawa, to advise the ONConnects consortium on its bid for the DBFOM contract for the Ontario Line – Rolling Stock Systems, Operations and Maintenance Project. Other key contacts in Toronto include procurement specialist Marianne Smith. Department head Jeffrey Merrick and Montreal group lead Alain Massicotte are additionally recommended in Vancouver and Montreal respectively.