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Sean Morely Toronto Lawyer

Sean L. Morley

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction New York, 2006 | Ontario, 1997
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Sean Morley’s practice is focused on project finance, public private partnerships and infrastructure development, with experience spanning Canada and the U.S. He also advises clients and organizations on ethically interacting with government.

Regularly assisting lenders, developers and contractors, Sean provides counsel on all aspects of projects and project finance in the infrastructure sector.  Sean has advised the winning consortium on numerous P3 projects, including the US 36 Express Lanes/Bus Rapid Transit Project, the Pennsylvania Bridges Project, the State Street Redevelopment Project (Indiana) and Merced Campus (UC) Project (CA). He also advised lenders to the winning consortium on the Waterloo Light Rail Project, and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project.   Other recent transactions include advising the lenders on the Humber River Regional Hospital Project, the Pan Am Athletes Village Project, the Quinte Courthouse Project, and the Windsor Essex Highway Project. He also advised equity investors in the Ontario Provincial Police Modernization Project and the Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex Project, and the lenders in Partnerships BC's Surrey Pretrial Centre Project.

Sean’s practice also extends to Ontario's and Canada’s lobbying reporting laws, election laws and campaign finance laws.

Achievements

  • Recognized nationwide as a Notable Practitioner in Project Development: Infrastructure, Project Development, IFLR 1000 2025
  • Advised on IJGlobal Americas 2016 North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year for UC Merced, IJGlobal Americas 2016
  • Advised on three IJGlobal Americas 2015 Deal of the Year transactions, IJGlobal Americas 2015
2016 IJGlobal Americas Advised on IJGlobal Americas 2016 North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year for UC Merced
2015 IJGlobal Americas Advised on three IJGlobal Americas 2015 Deal of the Year transactions
2016 IJGlobal Americas Advised on IJGlobal Americas 2016 North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year for UC Merced
2015 IJGlobal Americas Advised on three IJGlobal Americas 2015 Deal of the Year transactions

Experience

  • Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project, with a consortium led by Plenary Americas reaches commercial close, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Public infrastructure developer reaches financial close on convention center project.
  • The Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project with a consortium led by Plenary Americas, completes financial close, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Plenary Americas LP and PCL Investments Inc. reach Financial Close for CAD $7.4 billion for Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project.
  • New Adult Mental Health & Addictions Facility Project, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Advised the funders in relation to the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the New Adult Mental Health & Addictions Facility in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Miami-Dade County Civil and Probate Courthouse Project, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Fasken advised Plenary Americas the winning consortium in relation to Miami-Dade County’s development of a Civil and Probate Courthouse in Miami, Florida, including the development of approximately 17 contiguous acres of city-owned property. The new courthouse will provide over 600,000 square fee...
  • Corner Brook Acute Care Hospital Project, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Advised the funders in relation to the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the Corner Brook Acute Care Hospital Project.
  • Library and Archives Canada's Gatineau 2 Project, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Advised the funders in relation to the design, construction, completion and financing of the Gatineau 2 Project.
  • Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority achieves financial close Gordie Howe International Bridge Project, [Deal - Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority], On September 28, 2018, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada, reached financial close with Bridging North America General Partnership (a partnership indirectly held by ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc., Fluor Canada Ltd. and Aecon Concessions, a division o...
  • Abbotsford Law Courts Project, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Advised the funders in relation to the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the Abbotsford Law Courts Project.
  • Bruce Power Office Complex and Training Facility Project, [Deal - Concert Infrastructure Ltd], Fasken advised the winning consortium in relation to the Bruce Power Office Complex and Training Facility in Kincardine, Ontario. The new building will contain offices and unique training tools that are vital to the success of the Bruce Power Major Component Replacement projects, ultimately supp...

Career & Education

Education

  • ICD.D Institute of Corporate Directors
  • LLM Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • LLB University of Toronto
  • B Comm University of Toronto

Community involvement

  • Director, University Club Toronto
  • Director and Chairman, Pollution Probe Foundation
  • Director, Toronto Port Authority (2008-2017)
  • Chair of Governance and Human Relations Committee, Toronto Port Authority (2009-2017)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association

Events

  • New Ontario Lobbying Rules - Are You Compliance Ready?, 6/1/2016
  • Lobbyist Registration and Lobbying Legal Compliance - 2016 Update, 3/23/2016
  • Lobbyist Registration and Legal Compliance - Keeping Pace with Changing Rules, 2/17/2015
  • Lobbyist Registration and Legal Compliance - Keeping Pace with Changing Rules, 2/12/2015
  • Lobbyist Registration and Legal Compliance - Keep Your Government Relations on the Right Side of the Law, 4/10/2014
  • Lobbyist Registration and Legal Compliance - Keeping Up with the Changing Rules, 3/28/2013
  • Lobbyist Registration and Legal Compliance - Keeping Up with the Changing Rules, 11/8/2012
  • Toronto Fasken Martineau Symposium (2nd Edition), 5/24/2012

News

  • Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Awarded Lexpert®’s Canadian Deal of the Year 2018, 2/15/2019
  • Fasken Martineau advises on IJGlobal Americas Award-Winning Transaction, 3/16/2017
  • Fasken Martineau advises on three IJGlobal Americas award-winning transactions, 3/17/2016
  • Fasken Martineau wins North American P3 Legal Advisor of the Year Award, 10/13/2015

Publications

  • The Name’s Bonds, Canadian Bonds, 3/5/2013
  • Complying with Ontario's Lobbyists Registration Act: Issues Facing Organizations, Partnerships and Corporations Who Communicate with the Government of Ontario, 11/18/2009
  • Fasken Martineau Provides Overview of 2009 Federal Budget, 1/27/2009