OUR INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GROUP
Everywhere around the world, the construction industry is facing unprecedented change. In this climate, you need a law firm that can respond. Now. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is that firm.
With a team of professionals specializing in the construction industry, we make it our business to understand yours. We make your mandate our mission. We make your case our cause. And, like you, we believe that nothing less than excellent will do.
Our lawyers are consistently ranked as among the top construction law professionals. Our Firm has the most construction lawyers recognized in Canada in the 2008 Who's Who Legal – International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers. Additionally, BLG has the highest number of construction lawyers recognized by peers for their expertise in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada and the 2009 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Our International Construction Projects Group also includes professional engineers who give us that added edge and understanding.
Local, national or international; if you are looking for a law firm with the experience, knowledge and toughness to get to the bottom of an issue and deliver results, look to BLG. We offer a complete project lifecycle service with up-front legal advice to help you achieve your business goals and dispute resolution services if matters become contentious.
BLG represents major construction companies, public and private project owners, engineers, architects, consultants, contractors, manufacturers, material suppliers, property managers, funders, underwriters and insurers. If you are a Canadian client involved in a domestic or foreign construction project or an international client involved in a Canadian or international project, you can rely on your partner, BLG, to provide prompt, strategic and cost-effective solutions for your business needs.
OUR SERVICES
We provide a full range of services, including
- negotiating and drafting all forms of construction and engineering contracts and agreements
- drafting RFQs, RFPs and other procurement documents
- infrastructure and mega-project advice
- public-private partnerships
- construction and engineering risk management
- project financing advice and structuring
- licensing, regulatory and environmental matters advice
- product liability advice
- insurance coverage and defence
- professional errors and omissions advice and defence
- traditional and alternative dispute resolution services for all types of claims, arising at any stage of the project lifecycle
- acting as counsel to or arbitrator in international arbitrations