Toronto (Canada) – Fasken is pleased to welcome Katie Higgins as Counsel in the Firm's Global Infrastructure and Projects Group. She will be based in Toronto and will work closely with clients across the infrastructure sector, drawing on her deep understanding of procurement, project delivery and public sector decision-making.
"I'm excited to join Fasken's Global Infrastructure and Projects Group and collaborate with colleagues across the Firm to help clients navigate the opportunities and challenges associated with major infrastructure projects," said Katie. "The infrastructure sector continues to evolve rapidly, and I look forward to supporting clients as they deliver projects that have a lasting impact on communities across Canada."
Katie is a seasoned infrastructure lawyer with more than a decade of experience advising clients on complex major public infrastructure projects. She brings broad experience across diverse asset classes, including transit, health care, development and public safety projects. Katie advises clients throughout the project lifecycle, including procurement, project pursuit, negotiation, transaction, construction, and operations and maintenance.
Prior to joining Fasken, Katie advised both public and private sector clients on major infrastructure projects. She later served as a Legal Director at Infrastructure Ontario, where she developed extensive experience advising public owners on complex and novel procurement, construction and infrastructure development issues and strategies.
"We are truly pleased to have Katie join our team to help advise our clients on many of North America’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects," Ella Plotkin, partner and Leader, Global Infrastructure and Projects Group. "Katie brings exceptional experience in procurement and project delivery, coupled with valuable public sector insight from her time at Infrastructure Ontario. Her addition positions us even better to meet the evolving needs of clients across the infrastructure sector."
"Ontario continues to be one of the most active infrastructure markets in North America, and Katie's experience advising on complex projects will be an asset to our clients," added Karen Sargeant, Regional Managing Partner, Ontario. "We are delighted to welcome her to Fasken."
About the Global Infrastructure and Projects Group
Our Infrastructure and Projects team works extensively with proponents, consortia, constructors, lenders and other private sector project participants, as well as procuring authorities and project owners in multiple jurisdictions at different government levels across North America. Our team has been involved in some of North America’s largest and most complex infrastructure development, acquisition and finance matters. Clients in both the public and private sectors rely on us to help structure around, and resolve, complex issues and challenges and to bring projects to a successful close on a cost-effective and timely basis.
About Fasken
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