Biography: Public Procurement

Brian Kelsall's practice focuses on corporate finance with particular emphasis on international and domestic project finance, structured finance, public private partnerships and infrastructure development. He also has extensive banking law, securitisation and mergers and acquisitions experience.

Brian has been lead counsel for lenders, sponsors and investors in a variety of sectors including telecom, energy, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure. He regularly advises clients involved in infrastructure, mining, energy, power and real estate projects, and his recent transactions include advising the lenders on Infrastructure Ontario's Windsor Essex Highway PPP Project, St Joseph's Hospital PPP Project, the Disraeli Bridges PPP Project in Manitoba and advising the Federal Government on its Communications Security Establishment Canada Long Term Accommodation Project. He has also advised on various international project finance transactions and acted for international financial institutions and commercial lending syndicates on project development and financing.

Brian is recognised as a leading practitioner in Top 25 Project Finance Lawyers in the World (Best of the Best), The Legal 500 (UK), The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers, Legal Business/Legal Expert, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert/American Lawyer Top 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers, Euromoney's Guide: The Best of the Best and International Financial Law Review. He is co-author of Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and Bills of Exchange.

Brian was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1982, Alberta Bar in 1985, and Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2005.

Biography: Project Finance

Brian Kelsall's practice focuses on corporate finance with particular emphasis on international and domestic project finance, structured finance, public private partnerships and infrastructure development. He also has extensive banking law, securitisation and mergers and acquisitions experience.

Brian has been lead counsel for lenders, sponsors and investors in a variety of sectors including telecom, energy, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure. He regularly advises clients involved in infrastructure, mining, energy, power and real estate projects, and his recent transactions include advising lenders on the Windsor Essex Highway and St Joseph's Hospital transactions in Ontario and the Alberta Schools PPP Project. He has also advised on various international project finance transactions and acted for international financial institutions and commercial lending syndicates on project development and financing.

Brian is recognised as a leading practitioner in Top 25 Project Finance Lawyers in the World (Best of the Best), The Legal 500 (UK), International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers, Legal Business/Legal Expert, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert/American Lawyer Top 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers, Euromoney's Guide: The Best of the Best and International Financial Law Review. He is co-author of Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and Bills of Exchange.

Brian was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1982, Alberta Bar in 1985, and Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2005.