Karishma Prasanna > Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Offices
199 BAY STREET
SUITE 4000, COMMERCE COURT WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5L 1A9
Canada
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Karishma Prasanna
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Karishma’s practice focuses on large-scale complex public procurement, infrastructure and construction projects and she advises clients on the development, preparation and ongoing administration of public tenders and complex procurement processes, trade agreement compliance, and the development and negotiation of contract agreements for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of infrastructure.
Karishma acts for clients in a wide range of sectors, including transit and transportation, civil infrastructure, water and wastewater, health-care services and information technology and has extensive expertise in the procurement of infrastructure projects and alternative finance and procurement projects across Canada.
Karishma has played a key role on numerous high-profile procurement and infrastructure projects across Canada, including Metrolinx’s GO Rail Expansion Project and Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Project – Stations, Rail and Systems.
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Canada > Public procurement
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP is a strong choice among both private and public-sector clients for its procurement expertise. Core areas of focus for the group include bidding processes, commercial arrangements, tender documentation and related disputes. The department is directed by Marianne Smith, who specializes in advising clients on the development, preparation, and administration of public tenders, as well as on the financing and construction of infrastructure projects. Additional key contacts include Stephanie Console, who focuses on the development, preparation and administration of public tenders; and Alyssa Shivji, who brings notable experience advising on transportation, civil infrastructure, water and wastewater, and healthcare mandates. Karishma Prasanna is the key associate-level contact, following Meaghan Parry‘s January 2024 promotion to the partnership. All named lawyers are based in Toronto, with the exception of infrastructure specialist Claudie Imbleau-Chagnon, who arrived at the Montreal office in August 2023.
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- Transport > Aviation
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax