Data Centres

Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure

  • KDDI Canada on its $1.35 billion acquisition of a major urban data centre portfolio in Toronto, including real estate structuring, corporate, land use planning, regulatory compliance, tax, employment, and litigation matters.
  • Advising on strategic acquisition of a significant portfolio of carrier hotel data centres in Toronto
  • Advising on site selection, zoning analysis and municipal approvals for major data centre developments across Alberta 
  • Guiding clients through environmental assessments and regulatory compliance for large-scale infrastructure projects 
  • Advising on vacant land acquisition to be constructed into a data centre use
  • Advising on disposition of portfolio of data centre assets 
  • Advising data centre operator on refinancing data centre business
  • Advising data centre operator on land use planning approvals
  • Advising data centre operator on landlord and tenant matters
  • KDDI Canada on its $1.35 billion acquisition of a major urban data centre portfolio in Toronto, including real estate structuring, corporate, land use planning, regulatory compliance, tax, employment, and litigation matters.
  • Advising on strategic acquisition of a significant portfolio of carrier hotel data centres in Toronto
  • Advising on site selection, zoning analysis and municipal approvals for major data centre developments across Alberta 
  • Guiding clients through environmental assessments and regulatory compliance for large-scale infrastructure projects 
  • Advising on vacant land acquisition to be constructed into a data centre use
  • Advising on disposition of portfolio of data centre assets 
  • Advising data centre operator on refinancing data centre business
  • Advising data centre operator on land use planning approvals
  • Advising data centre operator on landlord and tenant matters
  • Defence Construction (1951) Limited (Government of Canada) in its $322 million agreement with a contractor to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a data centre at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario
  • Negotiating construction and engineering contracts for hyperscale data centre facilities
  • Providing ongoing legal support for design-build and EPC arrangements, including representing clients in data centre operations disputes
    Power & Energy
  • Representing clients in regulatory connection applications and interconnection negotiations
  • Representing clients in applications for utility commission approval of electricity generation and transmission infrastructure
  • Structuring power purchase agreements (PPAs) and virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with generators and utilities; advising on clean-energy mandates or carbon programs
  • Developing legal frameworks for behind-the-fence or distributed energy resource (DER) power generation and microgrids; advising on battery storage solutions (BESS)
  • Advising on provincial and federal energy regulatory compliance and utility service agreements
  • Defence Construction (1951) Limited (Government of Canada) in its $322 million agreement with a contractor to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a data centre at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario
  • Negotiating construction and engineering contracts for hyperscale data centre facilities
  • Providing ongoing legal support for design-build and EPC arrangements, including representing clients in data centre operations disputes
    Power & Energy
  • Representing clients in regulatory connection applications and interconnection negotiations
  • Representing clients in applications for utility commission approval of electricity generation and transmission infrastructure
  • Structuring power purchase agreements (PPAs) and virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with generators and utilities; advising on clean-energy mandates or carbon programs
  • Developing legal frameworks for behind-the-fence or distributed energy resource (DER) power generation and microgrids; advising on battery storage solutions (BESS)
  • Advising on provincial and federal energy regulatory compliance and utility service agreements
  • Leading comprehensive Indigenous consultation processes for major infrastructure projects requiring land access across Alberta
  • Developing consultation frameworks and impact benefit agreements with First Nations and Métis communities
  • Providing strategic advice on Treaty rights and consultation obligations under Alberta and federal frameworks
  • Leading comprehensive Indigenous consultation processes for major infrastructure projects requiring land access across Alberta
  • Developing consultation frameworks and impact benefit agreements with First Nations and Métis communities
  • Providing strategic advice on Treaty rights and consultation obligations under Alberta and federal frameworks
  • Modine Manufacturing Company on its $257 million acquisition of Scott's Springfield MFG Inc., a manufacturer serving hyperscale and colocation data centre markets.
  • Modine Manufacturing Company on its $257 million acquisition of Scott's Springfield MFG Inc., a manufacturer serving hyperscale and colocation data centre markets.
  • Schedule 1 Canadian Bank on its participation in a $750 million financing of Alberta-based data centre.
  • ATB Financial in ongoing negotiations with Rogers Communications Canada Inc. regarding procurement of data centre, cloud, and colocation services.
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on its $80 million co-led financing of eStruxture Data Centers.
  • Structuring project financing and investment arrangements for data centre developments
  • Advising on M&A transactions involving data centre assets, portfolios and verticals
  • Providing tax optimization strategies and advice on available incentives
  • Supporting joint ventures and partnership arrangements
  • Schedule 1 Canadian Bank on its participation in a $750 million financing of Alberta-based data centre.
  • ATB Financial in ongoing negotiations with Rogers Communications Canada Inc. regarding procurement of data centre, cloud, and colocation services.
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on its $80 million co-led financing of eStruxture Data Centers.
  • Structuring project financing and investment arrangements for data centre developments
  • Advising on M&A transactions involving data centre assets, portfolios and verticals
  • Providing tax optimization strategies and advice on available incentives
  • Supporting joint ventures and partnership arrangements
  • Advising data centre operator on tenant disputes
  • Advising data centre operator on tenant disputes

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