Raphael represents clients in complex construction, commercial and product liability disputes. He routinely appears before all levels of court in Alberta, the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench and various domestic and international arbitration panels.
Raphael helps clients navigate:
- Construction and arbitration: Acting for sureties, owners, contractors and design professionals in disputes involving contract interpretation, negligence, delays and builders' liens;
- Commercial litigation: Resolving partnership and shareholder conflicts, breach of contract claims and employment disputes; and
- Product liability: Defending large manufacturers, designers and distributors against complex liability claims.
Experience
- Assisted with international arbitral proceedings relating to pipeline construction delays in excess of C$100 million
- Assisted a major Canadian bank with a duty to defend finding before the Alberta Court of Appeal
- Assisted a First Nation with a complex construction claim against a home developer
- Settled a number of product liability claims against vehicle manufacturers on a without costs basis
- Assisted with international arbitral proceedings relating to pipeline construction delays in excess of C$100 million
- Assisted a major Canadian bank with a duty to defend finding before the Alberta Court of Appeal
- Assisted a First Nation with a complex construction claim against a home developer
- Settled a number of product liability claims against vehicle manufacturers on a without costs basis
