Godyne Sibay

Godyne Sibay is McCarthy Tétrault's Regional Managing Partner (Ontario), a Senior Partner in the firm's Real Property, Projects and Infrastructure Group and a former member of the firm’s Board of Partners. Godyne is a trusted legal and strategic advisor and has extensive experience in project development, public-private partnerships (PPP), public procurement and real estate including acquisition, disposition, leasing and construction matters. Significant landmark infrastructure and development projects across Canada include numerous PPP and other projects involving hospitals, power, transportation, universities, hotels, forensic facilities, police facilities, condominium, commercial, mixed use and professional sport facilities that contribute to and strengthen our cities and communities. Godyne is consistently recognized for her experience in leading legal directories in Canada and beyond.

As passionate as she has been in her career in law, Godyne is equally passionate about making a difference in the business community and in the community at large. Godyne serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM), and was vice chair of the school’s Real Estate Management Advisory Council. She was a recipient of the 2021 G. Raymond Chang Outstanding Volunteer Award. Godyne is a board member of both CivicAction Leadership Foundation and the Toronto Region Board of Trade, co-chair of the national Matching Initiative (The Prosperity Project) and a founding co-chair of both the Women’s Leadership Initiative (Urban Land Institute) and the Women’s Infrastructure Network (Toronto) and a past co-chair of Women United (United Way). Godyne is recognized as a Leadership Champion by WLI and one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by WXN. Godyne was awarded the Women’s Infrastructure Network’s National 2021 WIN Award as Outstanding Leader for significant and meaningful contributions to infrastructure in Canada and beyond.