Tammy Evans' article, "What’s in an Ownership Structure?" was named Mondaq’s Most Popular Article in Canada for November 2007. Mondaq is one of the world’s largest distributors of professional knowledge.
FMC’s Martin Bernard, Christian BrossardJean-Pierre Dépelteau and Lowell Westersund are recommended in Best Lawyers in Canada 2008


Construction | Infrastructure
Risk is a fact of life in construction. Owners, developers, designers, and contractors must assess their risks, reduce them where possible, and act promptly to defend their interests when disputes occur. They need a law firm that can guide them through the whole process, preventing problems before they occur instead of trying to remedy them afterward. Few Canadian law firms can offer the same breadth and depth of experience in major construction projects as Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.

We’re national: if your designers are in Montreal, your financiers in Toronto, and your contractors in Calgary, we’re there. Because,  large construction projects are becoming more specialized, FMC has expertise in local, national and international P3, EPCM and energy infrastructure projects, large-scale industrial projects, health and education infrastructure and commercial projects of all kinds. That, coupled with our long history in commercial real estate, gives us extensive construction expertise. We work with our clients through all project phases, beginning with skilled negotiation of contract terms and risk allocation focused on preventing disputes. When disputes cannot be avoided, we excel in arbitration, mediation litigation and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

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REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Successfully represented Domtar Inc. and Falconbridge Ltd. before the Commissaire de l’industrie de la construction, establishing a landmark ruling for application of regulations in the construction industry
Counsel to the Québec Ministry of Transportation in connection with the $1.5 billion extension of Highway 30 under a public-private partnership structure – Award process and contract drafting
Advising several oil and gas companies with respect to the construction of extraction, upgrading and refining facilities valued at over $10 billion
Acting for multinational electro technical contractor/ manufacturer in a thirteen million dollar action for delay damages and extras against a power generating company
Acting for École Polytechnique de Montréal in a $11 million Court action for damages against an engineering firm and a construction manager pursuant to the construction of the university’s new laboratory
Successfully resolving a series of disputes arising from the construction of electrical co-generation facilities in Ontario, Alberta and Mexico
Acted for a firm of professional engineers and successfully settled at mediation for nominal payment a claim by the owners of a hydro electric project in Northern Ontario claiming $125 million damages for alleged faulty analysis and design of hydro electric project
Counsel to the Government of Alberta in connection with the negotiation of agreements with Bell West Inc. and Axia SuperNet Ltd. for the construction and operation of a provincial high-speed broadband network; drafting ancillary agreements for the SuperNet build and providing advice and direction during the build (SuperNet)



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