Ian Bendell

About
Professional qualificationsRoll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and WalesOntario Foreign Legal Consultant

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for the winning joint venture that will operate and maintain the new Ontario Line system in Toronto Ontario, that closed in November 2022
  • Acted for the winning joint venture that will operate and maintain the Hurontario LRT system in Toronto, Ontario, that closed in October 2019
  • Acted for Transport for New South Wales on the procurement of a new fleet of regional and inter-city trains and related bespoke maintenance facilities in Sydney, New South Wales that closed in February 2019
  • Led the team that acted for the consortium that will operate and maintain the Confederation Line LRT Project in Ottawa, Canada following a major East/West extension
  • Led the team that acted for the winning consortium on the US$2 billion financing of the New Bridge over the Saint Lawrence Crossing Project in Montréal, Québec that closed in June 2015
  • Led the team that acted for the winning consortium on the US$1.4 billion financing of the Eglinton Crossrail LRT Project in Toronto, Ontario that closed in July 2015
  • Acted for the Rideau Transit Group Partnership on the commercial and financial close to design, build, finance and maintain the US$2.1 billion Confederation Line, the City of Ottawa's first light rail transit system that closed in February 2013
  • Acted for the successful proponent on the North Island Hospitals Project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia that closed in June 2014
  • Acted for the successful proponent on the construction of 16 new detachments, regional command centres and forensic identification units in 15 communities across Ontario, the Ontario Provincial Police Modernization PPP Project that closed in September 2010
  • Acted for the successful proponent on the construction of a new complex in Ontario to accommodate autopsies and forensic science cases, the Forensics Services and Coroner's Complex PPP Project that closed in June 2010
  • Led the team that acted for the successful proponent on the construction of the first major acute care hospital DBFM project in Canada to reach financial close, the William Osler Health Centre that closed in November 2004
  • Selected over seven legal advisory firms from the UK and North America with extensive PPP experience to act for the Bermuda Hospitals Board in connection with the US$315 million upgrade of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital

Awards

  • Leading Partner, The Legal 500 Canada (Infrastructure and Projects), (2014 – 2026)
  • The Legal 500 Canada (Infrastructure and Projects), (2023 – 2025); (Public Procurement), (2014 – 2023)
    • "Ian Bendell – he came in at a critical point and at the close of a procurement. His ability to understand, synthesise, lead and negotiate complex issues was remarkable." Legal 500, (2021)
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Infrastructure) - Most frequently Recommended, (2017 – 2026)
  • Lexology Index Canada (Project Finance), (2012 – 2023) Global Leader; (Government Contracts), (‎‎2015 – 2022, 2025) Global Leader and National Leader; (Public Procurement), (2010 – 2022) National Leader‎
  • Chambers Canada (Projects: PPP & Infrastructure), (2016 – 2026); (Project Finance), (2018 – 2026)
  • Chambers Global (Projects: PPP & Infrastructure), (2013 – 2026); (Project Finance), (2024 – 2026)
    • "Highly client-focused and has incredible commercial acumen." Chambers, (2024)
    • "He is tremendous at digging in and attacking problems." Chambers, (2022)
    • "His technical abilities are exemplary, as are his negotiating skills." Chambers, (2021)
Education
  • Pembrooke College, Oxford, 1981 – 1984