Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP impresses with its experience on ‘cutting-edge power and utilities projects’. Well versed across the full gamut of power matters, it is chiefly distinguished by its expertise in M&A, investments and project finance. The Toronto-based team’s formidable transactional firepower was recently evidenced by Anthony Spadaro’s advice to Axium Infrastructure on the acquisition of the Travers Solar Project — the largest solar project in Canada at the time of closing. Nicholas Williams co-heads the department alongside Spadaro and is highly regarded for his combination of corporate, finance and projects expertise. Sarah Powell fronts the regulatory side of the practice, with support from associate Robyn Barabash.
Testimonials
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‘The team as a whole is outstanding. Its strengths as a team include being able to combine lawyers' skill sets and experience (from the junior level all the way to the most senior partner) to provide seamless legal advice to its clients. Its work product is of superior quality to other firms I have worked with.’
‘It adds value in its review and drafting of transaction documentation through its collective knowledge and experience. This is extremely valuable to funds because it provides comfort that the legal diligence and contractual aspects of our transactions are structured properly and mitigate potential risks.’
Key clients
- Hydrostor
- TransAlta Corporation
Work highlights
- Acted for Axium Infrastructure on the acquisition from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners of the Travers Solar Project located in Vulcan County, Alberta.
- Advised Hydromega Services on the sale of the company — including its ownership interests in five hydropower generating stations in Québec and five additional hydropower generating stations in Northeastern Ontario — to FirstLight Power.