Christopher Michael Bennett

Chris Bennett is a partner in the Financial Services practice group at Osler and co-leads the firm’s national Project Finance practice. Widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities on major projects in Canada, Chris focuses his practice on complex project finance, structured finance, and infrastructure development.

Chris is a market leader in structuring highly innovative, first-of-their-kind financings. He has extensive experience acting for a sophisticated spectrum of clients—including domestic and international lenders, developers, equity sponsors, debt agents and bond underwriters—navigating high-stakes transactions across Canada.

While holding a deep track record in public-private partnerships (P3s), Chris’s practice spans the full range of major asset classes. He routinely advises on complex initiatives across a variety of sectors, including transmission, renewable energy, nuclear power, transportation and transit, social infrastructure, and Canada’s rapidly expanding digital infrastructure networks.

Chris’s market-leading expertise is consistently validated by global legal directories. He is dual Band 1 ranked by Chambers Canada in both Project Finance and P3 & Infrastructure, a testament to his reputation as a go-to strategist for Canada’s most significant capital projects. He is also Most Frequently Recommended by Lexpert in multiple finance related fields.

A thought leader in his field, Chris has spoken and written extensively on project finance and risk allocation. Since 2007, he has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, teaching the next generation of legal talent on the law, policy, and dynamics of risk transference in major infrastructure projects.

Goldman Sachs in connection with Float Financial’s $85-million Series C financing