Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP houses a robust construction litigation practice, which frequently acts in tandem with the firm’s dominant procurement, infrastructure, and oil and gas teams to advise on complex construction work. Equipped to handle both judicial and arbitral disputes, the group counts project owners, developers, engineers, architects and insurers among its key clients. Corporate and commercial litigator David Tupper fronts the team from Calgary. Litigators Laura Cundari (Vancouver), Matthew Liben (Montreal) and Alyssa Duke (Calgary) also handle a significant volume of construction cases.
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Key clients
- Air Liquide Canada
- Elad Canad
- Mark and Monica Hantho and Annette Pankrac
- Boardwalk
- City of Edmonton
- TC Energy
- Coastal Gas Link
Work highlights
- Represented Air Liquide in a C$450m lawsuit brought by Canadian Natural Resources related to construction in the oil sands.
- Represented Elad Canada in its defence against construction deficiencies, valued at over C$30m.
- Acted for Boardwalk in its claim for damages against the designing architect of a major concrete replacement project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Tupper