Bill maintains a broad infrastructure and energy projects practice, leading complex mandates across Canada for public and private sector clients. He advises on project development, procurement, delivery and strategic transactions involving data centres, AI infrastructure, digital infrastructure, major infrastructure, energy and industrial projects of all sizes.
With more than a decade of experience in this space, Bill works with owners, investors, contractors, developers, hyperscalers and public authorities on some of Canada’s most significant capital projects. Clients rely on him for practical, commercially focused advice that balances risk allocation, cost certainty, stakeholder consultation, regulatory considerations and project objectives.
Bill advises across the full project lifecycle, from procurement strategy, RFPs and commercial structuring to long-term design, build, finance, operations and maintenance arrangements. He helps clients move data centre and AI infrastructure projects from concept to delivery, including by addressing grid connection, power supply, construction contracting and commercial considerations. He has extensive experience negotiating and drafting EPC contracts, progressive design-build contracts, including CCDC 32, and other large-scale project agreements for transformative energy, industrial and infrastructure developments.
Bill advises on:
- Data centre and AI infrastructure development, grid connection and construction contracting
- Public-private partnerships (P3s), project finance and project structuring
- Rail, transit and transportation infrastructure
- Energy projects, power purchase agreements and industrial facilities
- Mergers and acquisitions involving infrastructure, energy and digital infrastructure assets
- EPC contracts, progressive design-build and CCDC contract forms
- Procurement law, tendering and major capital project delivery
Bill has led or played a key role on landmark Canadian infrastructure projects in energy, transportation and social infrastructure, including the Edmonton Valley Line LRT, Canada Line SkyTrain, UP Express rail link, John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project and the Trans Mountain Pipeline acquisition by the Government of Canada.
Bill provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- Acted for the City of Edmonton in respect of its $2 billion plus Valley Line LRT Project.
- Acted for the City of Vancouver on the Canada Line SkyTrain
- Acted for Metrolinx on procurement and construction matters on the UP Express rail link project.
- Represents various owners and contractors on several Canadian contractual interpretation issues and COVID-19 related advice in respect their major infrastructure projects.
- Lead counsel to a large municipality in Alberta on all infrastructure related matters for its major projects.
- Lead counsel for various ownership groups in their design and construction of multiple commercial, residential and mixed-use development projects in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Represented an LNG developer in its proposal to design, build and operate an LNG Plant in Ontario.
- Represented the Government of Canada in respect to a construction agreement review and due diligence relating to the purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system from Kinder Morgan for C$4.5B.
- Acted as counsel to Alberta Health Services for the completion of a joint venture between Axium Infrastructure and Revera Inc. to acquire and share ownership in 32 long-term care facilities across Canada.
- Acted for the concessionaire in the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance for the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant Project.
- Represented the City of Edmonton in the Edmonton LRT Valley Line Project.
- Represented the Government of British Columbia in the design, build, financing and maintenance of the Okanagan Correctional Centre Project.
- Represented B.C. Hydro in the design, build, partial financing and rehabilitation of the John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project in Campbell River, B.C.
- Represented Graham Building Services and related Graham entities in respect of the design, build and financing for the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project.
- Acted for a design-build joint venture in respect of the design, build, finance and maintenance for Alberta Schools Phase 3.
- Acted for a design-build joint venture in respect of the design, build, finance, and maintenance for Alberta Schools Phase 2.
- Acted as lead counsel for a design-build joint venture in respect of its bid on the Darlington water treatment plant.
- Acted for the City of Edmonton in respect of its $2 billion plus Valley Line LRT Project.
- Acted for the City of Vancouver on the Canada Line SkyTrain
- Acted for Metrolinx on procurement and construction matters on the UP Express rail link project.
- Represents various owners and contractors on several Canadian contractual interpretation issues and COVID-19 related advice in respect their major infrastructure projects.
- Lead counsel to a large municipality in Alberta on all infrastructure related matters for its major projects.
- Lead counsel for various ownership groups in their design and construction of multiple commercial, residential and mixed-use development projects in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Represented an LNG developer in its proposal to design, build and operate an LNG Plant in Ontario.
- Represented the Government of Canada in respect to a construction agreement review and due diligence relating to the purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system from Kinder Morgan for C$4.5B.
- Acted as counsel to Alberta Health Services for the completion of a joint venture between Axium Infrastructure and Revera Inc. to acquire and share ownership in 32 long-term care facilities across Canada.
- Acted for the concessionaire in the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance for the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant Project.
- Represented the City of Edmonton in the Edmonton LRT Valley Line Project.
- Represented the Government of British Columbia in the design, build, financing and maintenance of the Okanagan Correctional Centre Project.
- Represented B.C. Hydro in the design, build, partial financing and rehabilitation of the John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project in Campbell River, B.C.
- Represented Graham Building Services and related Graham entities in respect of the design, build and financing for the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project.
- Acted for a design-build joint venture in respect of the design, build, finance and maintenance for Alberta Schools Phase 3.
- Acted for a design-build joint venture in respect of the design, build, finance, and maintenance for Alberta Schools Phase 2.
- Acted as lead counsel for a design-build joint venture in respect of its bid on the Darlington water treatment plant.
