The Firm was recognized for its work on Stonlasec8 Alliance's C$736 million investment in Enbridge's Westcoast pipeline
Toronto (Canada) – Fasken was honoured at the 2026 Canadian Law Awards as part of the team of recipients for the Capital Markets Deal of the Year award. The Firm was recognized for its workadvising TD Securitiesas part of Stonlasec8 Alliance's C$736 million investment in Enbridge's Westcoast pipeline.
The matter was led by Fasken's Global Infrastructure and Projects Group, with Ella Plotkin and Marc Leflerserving as lead lawyers, supported by W. Ian Palm.
"We are pleased to have had an opportunity to support our clients on this complex and groundbreaking transaction - the first such financing to be guaranteed by the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation (CILGC)," said Ella Plotkin, partner and leader of the Firm's Global Infrastructure and Projects Group. "It was truly rewarding to be able to play a small role in enabling Indigenous investment in Canada's critical infrastructure."
Over the past year, Fasken's Global Infrastructure and Projects Group has advised on major infrastructure and energy projects across North America, supporting both public and private sector clients across project development, financing and delivery of major projects.
The team worked collaboratively with Fasken's Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions (CMMA) group, which continues to advise on many of Canada's most sophisticated corporate finance transactions.
The Global Infrastructure and Projects team at Fasken works extensively with proponents, consortia, constructors, lenders and other private sector project participants, as well as procuring authorities in multiple jurisdictions at different government levels across North America. Clients in both the public and private sectors rely on our team to anticipate and resolve issues, and to complete transactions on a cost-effective and timely basis.
Fasken's Capital Markets practice group is a recognized leader in Canada with over 175 lawyers on the team, regularly acting for underwriters and issuers on Canada's most complex corporate finance transactions.
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About the Canadian Law Awards
The Canadian Law Awards recognize the nation's leading law firms, in-house legal teams, individuals, deals and cases over the past year. The Awards research team reviewed all nominations, applying its own knowledge and some third-party information, to identify the outstanding firms, teams, individuals, deals or cases in each category that received an "Excellence Award." The second phase of the research process involved the "Excellence Awards" nominations material being forwarded to the extensive independent judging panel for scoring against strict criteria. Judges' scores were aggregated to produce a single "Gold Winner" in each category that was announced during the Canadian Law Awards event on May 5, 2026.