Biography

Claudie has more than 20 years of experience in the infrastructure sector within leading law firms, a public authority, and an institutional investor, notably serving as Vice President, Legal Affairs, Investments for a global real estate leader based in Canada. She has represented governments, contractors, and lenders in development projects across a wide range of sectors.

Her expertise includes partnership agreements, joint ventures, construction contracts across all delivery models, outsourcing agreements, and procurement processes in both public and private tendering contexts. She has been involved at every stage of the project lifecycle and has played a leading role in delivering numerous landmark projects for various cities and communities.

Her experience spans hospital, energy, transportation, rail facility maintenance centers, detention centers, water and wastewater systems, entertainment venues, professional sports facilities, life sciences centers, retail redevelopments, mixed-use developments, and affordable housing projects. Claudie has both national and international experience, having been involved in numerous cross-border transactions in the United States, Brazil, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

 

Scott’s practice focuses on various aspects of commercial and corporate law, particularly in relation to large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.

He advises both private and public sector entities at every stage of major projects—from development to operations—including the procurement and tendering process. Scott is also involved in drafting commercial agreements and ancillary documentation related to design, construction, and operations projects. In addition, he provides counsel on environmental regulatory compliance matters in renewable energy projects.

Scott is a licensed engineer and a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. Before joining Blakes, he worked for several years with a leading Canadian engineering and construction firm, where he managed major infrastructure projects in the healthcare and transportation sectors.

 

Workshop Description

In a context where projects are becoming increasingly complex—whether due to technical, financial, legal, or organizational risks—collaborative delivery models represent a key lever to strengthen risk control and enhance overall project governance.

This approach aligns directly with recognized PMBOK practices, particularly in stakeholder engagement, risk management, integrated project control, and issue and change prevention.

The presentation will highlight how:

• Early stakeholder integration

• Transparency in cost, schedule, and performance data

• Proactive issue resolution mechanisms

create an environment conducive to objective, traceable, and operationally aligned risk allocation.

We will establish connections with PMP standards, including:

• Structured quantitative and qualitative risk analysis

• Probabilistic modeling (Monte Carlo simulations, sensitivity analysis)

• Integrated Cost/Schedule Control

• Collaborative governance supporting informed decision-making

Ultimately, the collaborative approach is not merely a contractual model—it is a proactive management mechanism aligned with PMI standards that optimizes performance and predictability throughout the project lifecycle.

 

Objectives

The presentation aims to compare the IAC and IAGC contractual models based on project risk allocation and to present various contractual strategies to optimize risk allocation in the context of major project delivery.

The central objective is to demonstrate that a collaborative framework, supported by a governance and control structure aligned with PMP best practices, enables:

• Improved overall project performance

• Significant reduction in disputes

• Enhanced execution resilience, particularly in large-scale projects facing high levels of uncertainty.