Best Lawyers in Canada for Construction Law
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Warren Scrooby is an Associate in the Construction and Infrastructure, Insurance, and Commercial Business Litigation Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. He delivers strategic, results-oriented legal advice aimed at resolving complex disputes efficiently and cost-effectively. Warren’s litigation practice focuses primarily on insurance defence, with particular expertise in construction-related claims, professional liability, and disability matters. He has a strong tr...
Matthew Greco represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, mortgagees, and other individuals and businesses in construction litigation matters. He appears regularly before various levels of Ontario courts and tribunals, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, and the Small Claims Court. He has also appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice and the Condominium Authority Tribunal. In addition, he represents clients through various forms of alterna...
Joshua Crowe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Joshua, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joshua is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Iman is a member of the firm’s Labour + Employment, Business Disputes, Corporate/Commercial, Wills, Estates + Trusts, and Construction + Engineering practice groups. Iman is experienced in a broad range of litigation matters with several years of experience in employment law, commercial, construction and estate litigation. He has appeared at every level of Court in British Columbia and has successfully resolved matters before the Employment Standards Branch and the Human Rights Tribunal...
Stela Hima Bailey is a disputes lawyer with a focus on commercial and construction disputes. She provides strategic resolutions-focused advice to owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction and engineering disputes. Stela has comprehensive experience in the mediation, arbitration and litigation of commercial, industrial and large-scale infrastructure projects arising from contractual disputes, design issues, engineering issues, negligence of claims, construction deficiencies, and d...
Kartiga Thavaraj is a top lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Kartiga is a partner with a specialized practice focused on both infrastructure/construction and human rights litigation. She routinely represents clients in complex infrastructure matters, including on public-private-partnership (P3) projects, construction litigation, and other civil/commercial litigation, and acts in human rights and constitutional...
Frédérique Lavoie has solid experience in civil and administrative litigation. Since she became a lawyer, she has simultaneously managed between 120 and 150 cases. She knows how to combine her legal strengths with her management skills to best benefit her clients. Her areas of intervention cover all aspects of litigation, including the development of strategies, provision of legal advice and representation before the courts. She regularly appears before the Court of Quebec, the ...
Benji Stern is an Associate and a member of Alexander Holburn's Insurance Practice Group. Benji has a broad litigation practice with a focus on professional liability, construction, and product liability. He also has experience with insurance claims and coverage, fraud, and personal injury matters. Benji has represented a diverse range of clients, including engineers, contractors, architects, developers, construction managers, property owners, home inspectors, and others in the construction i...
Kathryn Irwin is an Associate in the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She maintains a broad construction law practice with a focus on complex dispute resolution and front-end contract drafting. She advises owners, contractors, and other industry participants on a wide range of construction-related matters, including claims pursued through litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She is particularly experienced in large-scale, techn...
Melissa Ku joined Alexander Holburn as an articled student. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Simon Fraser University and a J.D. from the University of Victoria. Melissa was called to the British Columbia bar in 2017 and is an Associate in Alexander Holburn’s Construction + Engineering and Insurance Practice Groups. Her practice is litigation based, with a focus on insurance defence and construction litigation. As part of her practice, Melissa deals with a variety of cla...
Despina Mandilaras is a member of the Commercial Litigation group and practises primarily in the areas of construction, surety bonds, contract disputes and shareholder disputes. As such, she represents many different clients from the public and private sectors before all levels of court, including arbitration tribunals. In addition to advising various construction industry stakeholders—including general contractors and surety bond companies—on construction management and any claim...
Maxime Champagne is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Maxime, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maxime is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Dan W. Melnick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Dan W., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dan W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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