The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.
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www.lexpert.ca 33 Kenny, William J., QC Kenny Law > (780) 752-1113 wkenny@wjkennylaw.com Bill has over 45 years of experience appearing before all levels of court in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut as well as before numerous agencies, boards, and tribunals, and has appeared as counsel before international commercial arbitration panels in London and Paris. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Founding Fellow and former Governor of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Bill was named winner of the Client Choice 2016 award in Construction. In 2019 he was recog- nized for receiving an AV rating in the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating for the past 20 years. He has been appointed as arbitrator and mediator in many commercial disputes, with experience in all forms of claim-related events, dispute resolution, and preparation of contracts. Bill also acts as general counsel, practising civil and regulatory litigation and construction law, transportation, insurance, and corporate-commercial law. Bill has acted for construction contractors, consulting engineers, and owners. Bill has written numerous articles and participated in seminars dealing with litigation, construction law, director's liability, and corporate governance. Laudan, Dirk Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4154 dlaudan@blg.com Dirk is a partner in the firm's Construction Group. He is experienced in disputes involving extras claims, construction deficiencies, construction liens, construction bonds, other contract security and surety products, industrial projects, procure- ment, and insurance. He also provides general and transactional advice to general contractors, sureties, and other participants in the construction industry, and also practises in the areas of defamation, electoral law, and lobbyist regulation. Dirk is co-author of Guide to Builders' Liens in British Columbia and is on the editorial board of the British Columbia Builders Liens Practice Manual. He was a member of the Builders Lien Act Reform Committee of the BC Law Institute, and in July 2020 with the other members of the committee produced BCLI Report no. 89 on the Builders Lien Act. He has served on the Federal Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee for British Columbia. He speaks and publishes regularly on con- struction law matters and was a faculty member of the Osgoode Hall Certificate in Construction Law (Western Canadian Edition) program. Dirk received his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1995 and is a member of the Bar of British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Lee, Andrea Glaholt Bowles LLP > (416) 368-8280 al@glaholt.com Andrea Lee is certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Law Society of Ontario and a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. She was the 2020–2021 Chair of the OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Section. Andrea obtained her Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Toronto and her Bachelor of Law at Queen's University. Andrea represents owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals in complex litigation and arbitration matters involving liens, trusts, bonds, construction deficiencies, delay claims, and professional negligence. Andrea also advises clients with respect to construction contracts and design agreements under various project delivery methods. She contributed to Halsbury's Laws of Canada, Construction and Review of Construction Law: Recent Developments, and co-edited Bidding and Tendering, What is the Law? (6th edition). Andrea teaches construction law at Queen's University and through the Osgoode LLM program, and she is a skills instructor with e Advocates' Society. Andrea is a Board Director of Building Transformation (formerly CanBIM) and a member of the RAIC Practice Support Committee. Andrea mentors young professionals through the OBA's mentorship program and the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. Lefebvre, Gabriel Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2580 glefebvre@blg.com Partner in Construction Group of BLG's Montréal office. Regional practice leader for both Construction and Commercial Litigation Groups. Practice focuses on matters of engineers' liability and contractors' claims. Represents and advises contrac- tors, property owners, engineers, bonding companies, and insurers in matters involving all aspects of construction industry. Involved in many high-profile cases and advises clients for major infrastructure projects. Current Chair of Construction Law Section – Canadian Bar Association, Québec Branch. Education: LLB (Université de Montréal). Accelerated Leadership Program (Harvard Law School). Admitted to Québec Bar in 2005. Lewycky, Marta O. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6368 mlewycky@blg.com Marta has over 30 years of experience representing developers, landlords, and tenants in commercial real estate leasing matters and has acted for some of Canada's leading developers. Marta's practice is primarily focused on BLG Beyond Leasing. She has assisted national clients across a broad range of industries with commercial leasing, construction contracts, purchase and sale of commercial real estate, and financing of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use commercial property. Marta has assisted clients in the negotiation of CCDC and non-CCDC contracts for residential and commercial projects, and in the preparation of precedent construction contracts for Ontario condominium developments. Lexpert-ranked leading infrastructure lawyers