Construction | Infrastructure
Canadian and global construction and infrastructure development projects have been essential to the evolution and modernization of today’s environment. From industrial and commercial developments to highway extensions, health facilities, educational institutions, mining projects to the broad energy sector, this dynamic and ever-expanding industry requires a combination of varied legal expertise, industry knowledge, and a law firm that is national in scope.

At Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), our national Construction | Infrastructure Group provides this combination with expertise encompassing all elements of construction and infrastructure development, locally and nationally, as well as assisting clients with cross-border or international agreements. Our group has assisted clients with projects in Asia; Europe; the Middle East; Africa; CIS; Pacific Rim; The United States; South America and the Caribbean. Our group offers high-quality, practical and effective legal counsel and representation to achieve optimal results for our clients at every stage of a project. We advise on project development, contracting strategy, alliance agreements, awarding of contracts, health and safety programs and private-public partnerships, as well as developing contracts for all types of construction and procurement methods.

We also provide advice and representation on risk assessment, conflicts avoidance, claims management and dispute resolution, and we litigate unresolved claims before the Courts and before arbitration tribunals, including before international arbitration boards.

Our clients include public and private owners, developers, builders, professional engineers and architects, general and specialized contractors, subcontractors, industrial equipment manufacturers, material suppliers, financial institutions, sureties and other players in this field. Our lawyers act for clients involved in large industrial or energy projects, in infrastructure works and in construction projects for the institutional sector, in mixed-use or commercial developments and in multi-residential projects.

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Representative Work
Counsel to Sasol Petroleum International on its $1.05 billion agreement to acquire from Talisman Energy a 50% stake in their Farrell Creek shale gas assets located in B.C.’s Montney basin
Counsel to numerous energy companies with respect to the construction of extraction, upgrading, transportation and refining facilities valued at over $20 billion
Counsel to BC Hydro on the $6.6 billion Site C dam project with respect to finance, construction, procurement and commercial matters
Counsel to the Québec Ministry of Transportation in connection with the $1.5 billion extension of Highway 30 under a public-private partnership structure
Counsel to the Alberta Government on agreements 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
Publications
Did you know?
The LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2011 ranks Lowell Westersund, Q.C. as a leading lawyer in the area of construction.
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 recommends Jean-Pierre Dépelteau, Matt Lindsay, Karen Martin, Claude MorencyJane Sidnell, Robert Simpson, Q.C. and Lowell Westersund, Q.C. as leading construction lawyers.
The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2011 recommends Jean-Pierre Dépelteau, John Haythorne, Karen MartinJane Sidnell, Robert Simpson, Q.C. and Lowell Westersund, Q.C. as leading construction lawyers.
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