HP has a deep understanding of the full range of investment vehicles, mechanisms, contracts, and commercial agreements used for electrical vehicle, critical mineral and battery and materials manufacturing projects across Canada.

Over the course of his career, HP has led numerous marquee mandates, including working three times in the last 10 years on the largest private equity buyout deals in Canada’s history; namely, the $14 billion recapitalization transaction of GardaWorld by HPS in 2025, the $5.2 billion recapitalization of GardaWorld by BC Partners in 2019 (Lexpert’s 2020 Private Equity Deal of the Year); the $5.125 billion recapitalization of GFL Environmental led by BC Partners and Teachers in 2018; as well as the $8 billion acquisition by Apollo and BC Partners of the Environmental Services business from GFL in 2025, and the launch of QuadReal Property Group in 2015-2018.

HP also has significant experience in large corporate debt and equity restructurings, including the Cirque du Soleil and Homburg Invest CCAA proceedings, and the Aveos out-of-court workout.

Recognized as a Lexpert Rising Star in 2021, and by Best Lawyers Canada in Corporate law and M&A from 2024 to 2026, HP has co-authored and, since 2009, regularly updated a chapter on M&A in a Québec-based legal work (JurisClasseur:Droit des sociétés, LexisNexis). He also presents on trends and developments in the corporate landscape.

HP obtained a Certificate in Mining Law from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, a professional training program designed to provide practical knowledge and skills for the resolution of complex ownership, regulatory, contractual and legal issues arising in the mining industry. He previously practiced as foreign counsel at a leading Brazilian firm where his practice was focused on project finance within the mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure industries.