Mark Platteel
Gowling WLGGowling WLG’s construction offering is reflected in its in infrastructure work and it handles a significant volume of matters on behalf of project developers and subcontractors, including litigation. The team is additionally well versed in representing project owners, particularly public sector authorities. Mark Platteel (Toronto) maintains a thriving projects practice and recently paired up with next-generation partner Natasha Rana (Toronto) to advise Dragados Canada, Acciona Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Infrastructure Management on their joint bid for Phase One of the Calgary Green Line Light Rail Transit Project. Ted Betts (Toronto) and Luc Lissoir (Montreal) co-head the team together with Platteel.
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Key clients
- Acciona
- AECOM
- AtkinsRéalis
- Bombardier/Alstom
- Canada Infrastructure Bank
- Dragados/ACS
- Infrastructure Ontario
- Johnson Controls
- Keolis
- Metrolinx
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable
- Ministry of Transportation Ontario
- RATP Dév., a subsidiary of the Société nationale des Chemins de fer de France
- Société québécoise des infrastructures
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Walter P. Moore
Work highlights
- Advised the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable on the reconstruction of the Île‑d’Orléans Bridge Project.
- Advised Canada Infrastructure Bank on its collaboration program with First Nations Bank of Canada.
- Advised Infrastructure Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) on the design, build and financing of the CAMH Phase 1D Forensic Project.
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Natasha Rana
Gowling WLGPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ted Betts, Mark Platteel, Luc Lissoir