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Transportation Law - Canada
About this Practice AreaLouis Amato-Gauci is a recognized leader in the field of transportation law, providing strategic advice to air-, road- and rail-carriers, warehouse operators, freight forwarders and 3PLs in connection with commercial matters, licensing, safety, and regulatory compliance, freight claims for cargo loss, damage or delay, and the establishment and safe operation of public transit entities. He is frequently consulted in connection with the international sale of goods and Customs matters, including...
Shelley Chapelski is the leader of a team of experienced shipping lawyers within the transport team in Canada. Her practice encompasses both transactional and litigation aspects of maritime law, including maritime contracts, torts, liability claims, creditor's remedies and marine insurance matters. She has been recognized by her clients and colleagues as one of the leading maritime lawyers in Canada. Shelley drafts and advises on a wide array charter parties, contracts of carriage, moorage co...
Richard is an Associate Counsel. He practices in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, environmental litigation and estate and trust matters. Richard has over 25 years’ experience as counsel before all levels of Canadian courts, including the Supreme and Federal Courts of Canada, provincial, superior and appellate courts and various administrative tribunals, such as the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Environmental Appea...
Heather is a member of the firm’s Business Disputes and Insurance Practices. Heather Devine is one of Canada’s leading Transportation lawyers and Advocates. Her most recent success in the (Ontario) Superior Court of Justice (Commercial Court) enabled her client to retain possession of a private jet over which her client claimed a lien. Her success in the Federal Court of Canada resulted in a permanent injunction being granted in one of Canada’s few mechanical patent trials, ...
A unique combination of business and regulatory expertise allows Doug Evanchuk to pull together both sides of a project. He is able to give practical business law advice along with assistance navigating complex regulatory matters. Known for his skill and versatility, he is a trusted advisor to clients that include private and public corporations and businesses, as well as public institutions and agencies, and local and regional governments. His business law experience includes mergers and acq...
Mr. Fernandes practices transportation law (aviation, marine, trucking, rail, freight forwarding, logistics and warehousing). He also conducts mediations and arbitrations, holding certificates from the University of Windsor for its ADR Workshop and for its Advanced ADR Workshop and from Pepperdine University. Mr. Fernandes has appeared before the courts of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada....
Michael practises as general counsel and regularly appears in court on behalf of clients in corporate, commercial, and related litigation matters; personal injury, motor vehicle and other transportation (road and rail) accidents and insurance claims; bankruptcy and insolvency (personal and commercial), debt collections, realization of personal and real property. Michael frequently appears before the Provincial Court, Supreme Court of British Columbia, BC Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Cana...
Darin Hannaford is an experienced litigator working with a wide range of industries in Western Canada. For more than two decades, Darin has provided practical legal advice to clients in a variety of contractual, construction, transportation, environmental, and regulatory matters. Darin has represented contractors across Canada in large construction claims and general contractual disputes. He has also acted for a number of corporate entities on commercial litigation and administrative law matt...
Gordon represents international and domestic interests involved in the transportation and related insurance industries in litigation, regulatory and contractual matters. Gordon advises and represents shippers, carriers, intermediaries (freight forwarders, freight brokers and customs brokers) and their insurers on matters pertaining to risk assessment and management, regulatory compliance and commercial and casualty disputes arising from the international, cross-border and domestic carriage of...
Environmental law is dynamic and as an experienced environmental and regulatory lawyer, Ron Kruhlak enjoys the challenges of handling new environmental projects with novel issues. His focus is on resource development applications and commercial disputes. He has a knowledge base that covers a broad range of environmental matters, including energy, regulatory, and construction-related projects and conflicts. On the resource side, Ron assists with current and emerging issues in sectors including...
Stéphane Lamarre Stéphane Lamarre practices primarily in transportation law, both with administrative organizations and civil and criminal courts. He counsels a range of clients in freight and passenger road transport. Mr. Lamarre also gives training sessions to various sector-based associations in the road transport industry. He is a regular guest speaker and has published articles in a number of trade publications. Mr. Lamarre has been a lecturer at Université du Qu&eac...
Rob Lonergan practices environmental and general regulatory law in Fasken’s Vancouver office. Environmental assessment and general environmental, energy and transportation regulation are Rob’s specialties. He also has experience in Indigenous litigation. He acts principally for energy companies, public utilities and resource oil and gas companies, marine terminal operators, commercial carriers (rail, truck and marine), and mining companies.
Bill McFetridge has over 40 years of experience providing professional strategic counsel and advice to clients in a range of industries, including transportation, marine, real estate, construction, maritime, wholesale distribution and forestry. Mr. McFetridge is particularly knowledgeable on the process of buying and selling businesses. For 10 years, he chaired “Legal Strategies for Business Acquisitions" designed for senior practitioners in British Columbia. He is also very experienced...
Mr. Pierre-Olivier Ménard Dumas’s practice is mainly focused on transportation law and he is involved in all aspects of surface transportation law including commercial, penal and regulatory litigation as well as in the contractual aspects of the transportation of freight and passengers in Canada. Mr. Ménard Dumas frequently represents domestic and international clients, such as surface carriers, shippers, warehouse operators, third-party logistics providers, owner operator...
A lawyer in Ontario since 1977, Kenneth (Ken) Peel has been active since 1983 in the railway & transportation sector as counsel, advisor and advocate. After serving as General Counsel (Ontario) for CN, a North American Class 1 railway company, he rejoined private practice in January, 1998, & has conducted his own practice (KRPLaw.ca) since 2009. Ken’s advocacy & counsel has continued especially in transportation law for shortline and regional railways as well as for public t...
When helping clients by providing corporate, commercial and regulatory advice, Jaclyne believes that attention to detail, creative thinking, and open communication skills are key to delivering exceptional results and service. She encourages clients to approach her with any concern, to talk through the details and to make informed decisions. Jaclyne works with a wide range of clients across the supply chain and transportation industries, including road and ocean carriers, passenger vessel oper...
Michael Silva joined Whitelaw Twining in June 2003 and became a Partner at the Firm in 2009. He practices in the area of general litigation, with a focus on transportation matters. Mike is one of two partners in charge of our Firm’s Marine & Transportation, Road Maintenance and Subrogation practice groups. Michael has appeared on behalf of clients in British Columbia Provincial and Supreme Courts, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, in Federal Court, and in a variety of administra...
Robin Squires provides advice to private and public sector clients within his transportation, class actions and insurance defence practice. Robin advocates for his clients and has tried cases at all levels of Ontario Courts, in the Federal Court, and in various tribunals. His defence experience includes complex casualty matters and class actions involving multiple parties and inter-jurisdictional and cross border insurance issues. Robin is also the National Leader of BLG’s Transportatio...
Kim Wigmore's practice involves a broad range of insurance litigation with a focus on casualty, professional liability, and transportation-related insurance issues. He appears frequently in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Kim also has extensive experience in mediations. Kim's particular areas of experience include: acting for defendants in all types of transportation-related accidents. including bodily injury and wr...
Paul C. Wilson is Chair of the firm’s Energy group. His practice focuses on energy, infrastructure, and natural resources, with an emphasis on environmental and Aboriginal matters. Paul drafts and negotiates project contracts, concession agreements, and environmental assessments. He also assists with project development and financing. Paul is recognized for exceptional expertise in facilitating joint ventures, exploration, and accommodation agreements. Having contributed to the successf...
Ms. Sarah Routhier practises mainly in the field of transport law. She joined the firm as a lawyer after completing her articling in 2016. Her practice focuses on regulatory, penal and commercial litigation, as well as on the contractual, administrative, commercial and regulatory aspects of freight and passengers transportations in Canada.In particular, she specializes in the field of regulatory compliance issues related to ownership and operation of heavy-weight vehicles. She is also involve...
Transportation Law Definition
Goods and passengers are carried by various modes of transport that may be regulated by international treaty, federal, provincial, and/or municipal law. The provision of regulatory compliance and due diligence advice to providers and users of carriage services often raises nuanced issues, such as which regulatory body might have legislative jurisdiction over a particular carriage undertaking, or in the case of a dispute arising from the loss, damage or delay to cargo in domestic or international transit what law governs and the appropriate forum for the adjudication of the dispute.
The Transportation Law field involves various industry sectors of specialization: trucking, bus lines, aviation, maritime, railway, and pipelines. The range of specialized sector advice has in fact grown with the increase in regional and global trade, and with it, the desire for the more efficient transit of goods and passengers. In the carriage of goods we have seen the evolution of intermediaries engaged in facilitating the delivery of cargo such as freight forwarders, load brokers, freight consolidators, “3PLs” / “distribution network” service providers, warehousemen, and customs brokers who offer transit related services beyond the conventional clearance of goods.
In addition to having acumen in the substantive law associated with the above areas, Transportation Lawyers offer services tailored to different stages of the supply and distribution chain and carriage of passengers. Transportation Lawyers provide advice in the formation, sale, and acquisition of companies, having specific regard to the transportation and corporate regulatory framework in which they operate. Contracts of carriage are drafted and vetted with the competing interests in mind from the point of view of shippers of goods, passengers, intermediaries and carriers. As alluded to above, those involved in cargo claims require representation in arbitration or court proceedings, and supply chain participants are often called on to defend court actions arising from transportation accidents. Cargo claims and casualty driven litigation is conducted both in the courts of the various provinces as well as in certain cases in the Federal Court of Canada.
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