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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38 www.lexpert.ca Pitre, Stéphane Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3147 spitre@blg.com Stéphane Pitre is Montréal's regional leader in BLG's Construction Group as well as the Insurance Tort Law Group. He is also a member of the Commercial Litigation Group and Class Actions Group. Stéphane's practice is focused on construc- tion, engineering, sureties, and product liability, particularly in the areas of insurance, civil liability, commercial litigation, and class actions. Stéphane's expertise in the field of construction includes legal hypothecs, surety and bonds, calls for tenders and bids, and other aspects of claims by contractors. He is also experienced in issues relating to private international law. In that capacity, Stéphane has pleaded cases related to the jurisdiction of Québec judicial authorities and before all courts, including the Supreme Court. He is recognized in Benchmark Canada: e Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a Local Litigation Star: Québec and a Litigation Star: Class Action, Commercial, Construction, Product Liability, and Recall. He was also selected by peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition (and since 2013) of e Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Québec Bar in 1999. Patterson, J. Pitman Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6109 ppatterson@blg.com Pitman Patterson is a partner in BLG's Toronto office. His practice is focused on planning and development law, expropria- tion law, and general municipal law. Pitman appears frequently at the Ontario Land Tribunal and related bodies in planning and expropriation cases. He also has expertise in complex development and infrastructure agreements, particularly for transit-oriented development. Pitman is the national business leader for BLG's Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation, and Regulatory Group. He is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada for Municipal, Expropriation, and Real Estate Law, and in Chambers Canada for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario). He obtained his JD from the University of Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996. Reynolds, R. Bruce Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP > (416) 585-8601 breynolds@singleton.com Bruce Reynolds is co–Managing Partner and a named Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. He practises contentious and non-contentious construction law. Former Counsel to the Ontario Government in expert review of the Construction Lien Act. Co-author, A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law, Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds, and Construction, Builders and Mechanics' Liens in Canada (7th ed.). e only Canadian lawyer among the most highly regarded construction lawyers internationally. Noted by Who's Who Legal as "a top practitioner". He was the most highly nominated practitioner, and the only Canadian lawyer to be featured." Rated band 1 for construction law, Chambers Global. Past co-Chair, International Construction Projects Committee, International Bar Association. Program Coordinator, International Academy of Construction Lawyers. Past Governor, American College of Construction Lawyers. Co-Chair, International Committee, American College of Construction Lawyers. Member, Board of Governors, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Rodger, J. Mark Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6190 mrodger@blg.com Senior Partner and the Toronto Regional Leader of the Energy Markets Group. Mark specializes in the commercial, regulatory, and government relations components of the electricity and natural gas sectors, and regarding water and other municipal infrastructure renewal. For over 30 years he has served as counsel to a range of stakeholders including municipal, provincial, and national governments; large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy consumers; local electricity distribution & telecommunications companies, water utilities, and their municipal shareholders; transmitters; generators; energy retailers; out-of-province electricity importers; and energy regulators. Mark is a director at EMERA Nova Scotia Power (Halifax) and Logistec Corporation (Montréal). For years, Mark has been recognized in Chambers Global (Energy: Power), e Legal 500 Canada as one of BLG's leading lawyers, and in "PLC Which Lawyer?" in the Energy and Natural Resources Multi-Jurisdictional Guide. He has also been listed as one of the top 500 lawyers in Canada by Lexpert®/ALM 500 Directory because of his expertise in the electricity field. He was also the recipient of the Energy Bear Award by the Canadian Energy Law Forum for his contributions to the Canadian energy sector. Nebel, Lea Blaney McMurtry LLP > (416) 593-3914 lnebel@blaney.com Lea's practice is devoted to dispute resolution in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation. She represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and design and engineering professionals. Her construc- tion-related experience includes contract claims and disputes, construction liens, trust claims, lien priority disputes, bond claims, professional negligence, and bankruptcy. Lea also assists companies and individuals with partnership and shareholder disputes, debt collection, mortgage enforcement, property disputes, and defending charges under Ontario's Provincial Offences Act related to building code and fire code issues. Lea is a past chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Construction & Infrastructure Law Section. She is recognized by e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2021 and e Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 in the area of Construction Law, and is a past recipient of the Sean P. McKenna Young Construction Executive Leadership Award, presented by the Toronto Construction Association in recognition of her outstanding leadership within the Association and the construction industry. Lexpert-ranked leading infrastructure lawyers