McCarthy Tétrault’s full-spectrum construction practice demonstrates experience in procurement, development, financing and contentious work. Acting for an extensive roster of owners, developers, contractors and lenders, the team’s work spans transport projects, commercial and residential real estate, energy and natural resources projects and social infrastructure. From Toronto, Scott Chalmers heads the national construction team and specializes in transactional construction. Other senior names include Toronto-based litigator Julie Parla, who co-chairs the national infrastructure department and also co-leads the project disputes group, and Calgary-based projects co-head Bryan West. Construction litigation-focused associate, Ivan Merrow, is also noted in Toronto. In December 2025, Toronto-based Bruce Karn returned to EllisDon, while in July 2024 Vancouver’s Aidan Cameron joined McLean & Armstrong.
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Key clients
- Bruce Power
- Province of Ontario
- Vinci Infrastructure Canada and Costal GasLink
- City of Calgary
- Unity Health
- Morgan Investments Group
- Innavik Hydro
- Viterra Canada
- Mondelez Canada
- Cargill
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
- Concord Adex
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Ivan Merrow
Practice head
Scott Chalmers; Julie Parla; Bryan West
Other key lawyers
Ivan Merrow; Andrew Kalamut; Moya Graham