Cambridge Forum on Canadian Infrastructure Law

Agnes von dem Hagen is Senior Vice President of Legal Services at Infrastructure Ontario (IO). In this role, Agnes oversees the legal team working with business units to deliver infrastructure, commercial and development projects for the Province and to provide property management services for government-owned and leased properties.  

For IO’s infrastructure, commercial and development projects, she and her team advise on the structuring and risk allocation of the project, procurement processes, and negotiations and closing during the transactional period, and on contractual issues during the construction, operation and maintenance of the asset. The team plays a key role in the overall governance of the projects as well as in familiarizing co-sponsors with the contract model for all asset types, including transit, highways, hospitals and other civil and social infrastructure projects.  

With respect to IO’s real estate business line, the legal team provides advice on and helps to negotiate and manage agreements for land development, acquisition and divestiture, building maintenance and operational services, and lease administration.  

Prior to joining Infrastructure Ontario in 2012, Agnes practiced corporate and commercial law for several years at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in the Business, Infrastructure/P3 and Construction Groups. She obtained her J.D. from the University of British Columbia.

Prior to joining Infrastructure BC in November 2024, Nisha was Legal Counsel at the Ministry of Attorney General, working closely with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT), Transportation Investment Corporation, and Infrastructure BC to deliver infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia.

Nisha has worked on all aspects of project delivery, including providing advice on procurement, drafting and revising project agreements and procurement documents in relation to design-build-finance, design-build, progressive design-build with target price, alliance, and design-bid-build models. Nisha has also provided contract implementation and management support to Project teams, coordinated subject matter legal experts working in the Ministry of Attorney General, and successfully managed external legal counsel engagements on transportation infrastructure projects.

Nisha holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Alberta.

Andrew is a Director of Commercial, Contracts and Corporate Legal Services and Senior Legal counsel at the Hatch Group of companies. His focus is predominantly on the negotiation and facilitation of large construction and Infrastructure projects with cross over into other areas such as renewables, mining, energy and technologies. Prior to joining Hatch, Andrew was Senior Legal Counsel at EllisDon and was lead counsel for a number of EllisDon projects and EllisDon consortiums in Canada and internationally. Andrew is particularly versed in unique project delivery models including the growing and evolving TOD, Alliance and P3 delivery models.

Manik joined EllisDon in May 2018 after spending two years as in-house legal counsel at Samsung Renewable Energy Inc., where he advised on the development, construction and operations/maintenance of renewable energy projects in North America. He started his career at Owens Wright LLP in 2013 as a commercial real estate lawyer advising on a variety of commercial real estate transactions and structuring.

Over the last few years, Manik has assisted in the pursuit and closing of P3 and other infrastructure projects across North America. This includes reviewing procurement and financing documentation, preparing and negotiating inter-consortium agreements, administering large and complex contracts and resolving disputes.  

In his current role as Director of Legal Services at EllisDon, Manik leads the legal team’s advisory services with respect to P3, infrastructure and real estate development projects and is responsible for the preparation, review and negotiation of commercial contracts for the financing, development, construction and operations of such EllisDon initiatives.

Greg is the General Counsel of ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A. (the concession/P3 and operations arm of ACS Group). Greg is actively involved in all legal, commercial and financing matters relating to ACSIC’s activities in Canada. Since joining ACSIC in 2017, Greg has worked on many bid submissions, has helped close the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Finch West LRT and Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, and is heavily involved in the asset management of Canadian projects.

Prior to joining ACSIC, Greg was a senior associate at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and before that McCarthy Tétrault LLP, both in Toronto, with a practice focused on secured lending, including private equity financing, asset-based lending, project financing and debtor-in-possession financing. Greg obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (1999) from the University of New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Laws (2004) from Dalhousie University.

Caity is an MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. 

Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, she worked for the Government of Canada in various communications, website and research analyst positions. She has a passion for continuous learning, strategy development and relationship building. 

In her spare time, Caity enjoys hiking, being in nature and spending time with her Australian Shepherd pup.