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McCarthy Tétrault
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Canada

Work Department

Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

Position

McCarthy Tétrault’s Regional Managing Partner (Ontario), a Senior Partner in the firm’s Real Property, Projects and Infrastructure Group and a former member of the firm’s Board of Partners, a trusted legal and strategic advisor with extensive experience in project development, public-private partnerships (PPP), public procurement and real estate including acquisition, disposition, leasing and construction matters. Significant landmark infrastructure and development projects across Canada include numerous PPP and other projects involving hospitals, power, transportation, universities, hotels, forensic facilities, police facilities, condominium, commercial, mixed use and professional sport facilities that strengthen our cities and communities. Godyne is consistently recognized for her experience in leading legal directories in Canada and beyond. Awarded the Women’s Infrastructure Network’s National 2021 WIN Award as Outstanding Leader for significant and meaningful contributions to infrastructure in Canada and beyond. Godyne is recognized as a Leadership Champion by WLI and one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by WXN.

Career

Ontario Bar, 1985.

Memberships

Canadian Council for Public–Private Partnerships (CCPPP); Canadian Association of University Solicitors, CREW, Urban Land Institute, Women’s Leadership Initiative, Women’s Infrastructure Network, International Women’s Forum, Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, board member of both the Toronto Region Board of Trade and the CivicAction Leadership Foundation.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Infrastructure projects

(Leading partners)

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Demonstrating involvement in marquee projects across Canada, McCarthy Tétrault’s national team is adept at representing private and public-sector stakeholders in large-scale infrastructure mandates. In Vancouver, Linda Brown is highly regarded for her ability to act for the full range of project owners, project developers and lenders; she is acting alongside the real estate group to advise the City of Calgary on the construction of a new event centre which will replace the Scotiabank Saddledome Arena. Additional names in Vancouver include Morgan Troke, who routinely acts for lenders and borrowers on major infrastructure projects; Samantha Cunliffe, whose practice spans project finance and project development; and up-and-coming partner Liezl Behm, who handles a range of project finance, PPP projects and secondary market transactions. A sizeable Toronto bench draws on projects and power specialist David Lever; projects disputes head Julie Parla, who co-heads the department together with Brown and Lever; and senior strategic advisor, Godyne Sibay, who is recommended for project development.