Acted as legal counsel to an engineering firm in connection with multiple lawsuits seeking more than $10 million in damages brought by the City of Gatineau and several of its residents following major flooding allegedly caused by deficiencies and faulty workmanship affecting the retention basin designed and built by Dessau Soprin Inc.
Counsel to investors, owners and contractors involved in industrial and residential construction projects.
Acted as legal counsel to an engineering firm in connection with two lawsuits seeking nearly $8 million in damages brought by the owner of a spa operated on a boat and its insurer alleging problems in the design of geothermal heating and air conditioning systems.
Acted as legal counsel to an engineering firm that was part of a consortium involved in the construction of a bridge over the Jacques-Cartier River, in connection with a lawsuit seeking nearly $4 million in damages brought by the general contractor on account of alleged additional costs incurred in performing the construction work.
Acted for a syndicate of co-owners of a residential condominium building in Montreal in connection with a lawsuit seeking nearly $4 million in damages brought by all stakeholders involved in the construction of the building, following major water infiltration problems.
Represented the proponent of a world-class large tonnage nickel mining project in Madagascar, in the context of a governmental audit of its financial, technical and environmental operations.
Represented a prestigious academic institution in an $11 million court action for damages against engineers and a construction manager pursuant to the construction of a new laboratory for the school, raising important issues relating to the liability of professionals for faulty design, estimation errors and the mismanagement of work.
Represented a federal corporation in an action regarding the cancellation of the acquisition of 15 boarding gates, which resulted in nearly $8 million in damages.
Acted for an important provincial institution in connection with the construction of a major architectural project regarding the analysis of submissions, the awarding of contracts and the ensuing claims; also representing it in legal actions brought by and against this institution totalling over $7 million.
Represented a petroleum company in connection with a class action instituted following the Lac-Mégantic train derailment in 2013.
