Andrea Lee

Andrea Lee is certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Law Society of Ontario. She is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association, Construction and Infrastructure Section Executive.

Andrea obtained her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Law from Queen’s University. She has practiced exclusively in construction law since her call to the bar in 2006. She acts for owners, contractors, design professionals and insurers in complex disputes involving claims for breach of contract, negligence, liens, breach of trust, cost overruns, delay and deficiencies. Andrea regularly advises parties in the industry with respect to construction contracts and professional design agreements.

Andrea is a co-founder of the construction law course at Queen's University and teaches construction law as part of Osgoode's LL.M program. She is also a skills instructor at The Advocates' Society. Andrea regularly speaks at programs offered by the legal and industry associations, published articles and papers on construction law topics and co-authored chapters focused on design professionals in Review of Construction Law: Recent Developments. Andrea is the co-author of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Construction and the co-editor and co-author of Critical Issues in the Canadian Law of Architects and Engineers (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2023) and has also co-edited Bidding and Tendering, What is the Law? (7th edition).

Andrea has completed her LEED certification and RICS Diploma in construction adjudication. She is a board member of Building Transformations and volunteers on the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Practice Support Committee. Andrea is a mentor to young lawyers through the OBA mentorship program and the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. She has been recognized by Lexpert, Benchmark Litigation, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers.