Best Lawyers in Canada for Construction Law

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 ...

Jacob is a versatile construction lawyer with broad experience advising clients across all sectors of the construction industry. His practice focuses on litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and adjudication. He also regularly assists clients with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating construction and design contracts. Jacob has acted in complex court and arbitral proceedings involving major, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects, including under...

Quin Gilbert is a business lawyer based in Ottawa. His corporate-commercial practice has an emphasis on project development in the infrastructure, energy, commercial, healthcare and industrial property sectors. Quin advises both public sector entities and suppliers regarding project structuring, financing and procurement. He has experience in public-private partnerships; tendering and RFP documentation and processes; engineering, procurement and construction (EPC); progressive models of contr...

Janouk Charbonneau practises in labour law and construction law. As part of his practice, Janouk deals with all facets of the employment relationship, assisting clients in the interpretation of collective agreements, grievance arbitration, labour relations, labour standards and employment-related litigation. Janouk also represents clients, contractors and employers in the construction industry in such matters as labour management, occupational health and safety, compliance with Bill R-20, as ...

Steven Brassard is a lawyer in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at our Quebec City office. In recent years, he has worked on numerous commercial and corporate law matters, including disputes between shareholders, remedies for oppression and rectification of abuse of power or iniquity. He also had the opportunity to represent clients in litigation involving construction contracts. His field of practice leads him to regularly plead before the various courts. He is particularly experie...

Louis-Vincent Hébert deals with all aspects of litigation and works on civil litigation matters in construction law, civil liability and bankruptcy and insolvency. His practice covers the provision of legal advice, drafting of proceedings and representation in court. As part of his education at Laval University, Mr. Hébert studied at Pierre Mendès-France University (Grenoble, France).

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...

Maéva has acquired extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation and class actions. She acts in cases raising complex issues in a variety of fields and industries, including aeronautics, wind power, construction, employment law, sale of businesses and product liability. Her practice encompasses all aspects of dispute resolution, from advising on cases prior to litigation, to representing clients in mediation and before all levels of court. Maéva has solid experience in...

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...

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...

Kaleigh Du Vernet is a Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She advises clients at various levels of the construction supply chain, through all stages of the construction process. She regularly acts as lead counsel in complex litigation, arbitration, adjudication and regulatory proceedings, and has appeared before various Ontario courts and tribunals on motions and trials. Her practice focuses on delivering tailored, business-...

David is an associate at RAR Litigation Lawyers PC in Oakville, Ontario and a member of the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure Litigation Group. His practice focuses on Construction Law, with an emphasis on resolving complex construction disputes across Canada through litigation, arbitration, adjudication, and mediation. David represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, including engineers and architects, consultants, sureties, and insurers involved in a wi...

Bryce W. Wells is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Bryce W., who practices law in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bryce W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joël is a member of the Lavery's Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and focuses his practice mainly on commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring. He has extensive experience with injunctions of all kinds, including Anton Piller, Norwich and Mareva injunctions, as well as those used in breaches of non-solicitation and non-competition clauses and the theft of personal and confidential information, among others. He frequently acts as an independent supervising lawyer in the c...

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.

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...