Adam Henry Banack

Adam focuses his practice on energy and infrastructure project development and procurement. He advises clients across the clean energy and nuclear power sectors throughout the life cycle of major projects, including in the negotiation of construction and refurbishment contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, supply agreements, and related service agreements. His experience in this area encompasses matters relating to nuclear, wind, solar, and biomass energy generation projects, energy transmission projects, and transportation infrastructure. Adam handles an array of construction management matters, including counseling clients on liens, holdbacks, force majeure claims, and change orders.

His practice also encompasses advising public authorities, Canadian government-owned Crown corporations, and private organizations on complex procurement matters in the defense, technology, and infrastructure industries. Adam’s experience has included supporting the government of Canada on its National Shipbuilding Strategy, which is the largest and most intricate procurement in Canadian history. He has also advised on significant technology modernization projects for entities related to Canada’s banking sector and the Province of Ontario’s electricity sector.

Prior to joining Mintz, Adam was a counsel at a major Canadian law firm, where he worked on matters involving energy and infrastructure project development as well as procurement.

In addition to earning a bachelor’s degree and an LLB, Adam was a degree fellow with the University of Hawaii’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Program.

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