Jay LeMoine

Partner, Canadian Head of Infrastructure Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Jay LeMoine

Jay LeMoine

Biography

Jay LeMoine is the Canadian head of our infrastructure sector. He is a business lawyer whose work focuses on the commercial aspects of infrastructure projects and business transactions. His practice includes negotiating, drafting and implementing commercial contracts, business structures, public-private partnerships and infrastructure agreements.

In addition to his P3 work, Jay regularly advises on a variety of business transactions, including commercial financings, acquisitions and divestitures of shares and assets as well as on general contractual matters.
 
He articled and joined us as a lawyer on his call to the bar in 1998. Before attending law school, he spent five years working with the municipal government in Kobe, Japan, where he became a proficient speaker of Japanese.

 

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Matters in which Jay has acted include:

  • Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project
  • Broadway Subway Project
  • Capital Regional District Core Area Wastewater Treatment Program
  • Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • Swift Current Long-Term Care Centre
  • Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford 
  • Northeast Anthony Henday Project
  • Calgary Cancer Centre Project
  • RCMP E Division Headquarters Project
  • North Island Hospitals Project

Rankings and recognitions

Rankings and recognitions

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate Law, Project Finance Law, Public Procurement Law, 2014-2025
  • Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Projects - PPP & Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners, 2016-2025 
  • Legal 500 Canada: Infrastructure and Projects (Leading Partners), 2019-2025
  • Chambers Global, Canada: Projects - PPP & Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners, 2016-2024
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2019-2024: recommended in Infrastructure Law
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Project Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2022
  • "Strong negotiating skills, professionalism and strong service level." – Chambers Global 
  • "Expert counsel with strong negotiating skills." – The Legal 500 Canada 

Education

Education

LL.B., Queen's University, 1997
B.A., University of Toronto, 1989

Admissions

Admissions

  • British Columbia 1998
  • Ontario 2020

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • Canadian Bar Association
    • Business Law Section, BC branch
  • Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
  • Inter-Pacific Bar Association
  • Canada Japan Society of BC
  • Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan

 

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