As both a lawyer and an engineer, Doug has significant expertise in large infrastructure projects, working on major projects across Canada, and around the world.
He practises in the areas of:
- public-private partnerships
- construction contracts (negotiation, drafting, and review)
- shipbuilding contracts
- power plant and industrial EPC contracts
- contracts to design or construct any asset
Doug is also a frequent author and speaker for various organizations and publications on these areas of law.
He is the national leader of our Public-Private Projects group.
Douglas provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- Eldorado Gold/Skouries: Counsel to Eldorado Gold for their large gold mining project in Greece with Fluor as the counter party (EPCM Contract).
- HD Mining: Various contracts acting for the owner for a BC Mining project.
- Ghana Mine: Hybrid EPC/EPCM contract for the owner of a mine in Ghana.
- Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals: Contracts for all new process equipment for mine owner.
- Blackwater Gold: Acted for Sedgman as the EPCM contractor for this project.
- BC Hydro/Site C: Counsel to BC Hydro on this significant hydroelectric project.
- BC Hydro/John Hart: Counsel for BC Hydro on this PPP hydroelectric project.
- REM: Acting for the builder on this significant transit project in Montréal.
- Ridley Terminals: Acting for RTI with respect to a number of commercial matters.
- Ontario Line: Acting for a bidding team member for this Ontario transit project.
- RER3: Acting for a bidding team member for this Ontario transit project.
- Edmonton Valley Line: Acted for the city on this transit project.
- Nanaimo Correctional Centre: Acted for the Province of B.C. on the design-build prison project.
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Acted for the Province of Nova Scotia on its hospital projects.
- Alberta Schools 5: Acting for a bidder on this schools project.
- Representative clients include Flatiron, Grosvenor, Parsons, Bilfinger, Acciona, Turner, Clark, Graham, Bird, EPCOR, and a number of government agencies.
- New Bridge over St. Lawrence Corridor (Champlain Bridge) ($2.4 billion) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Stanton Territorial Hospital Project ($300 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Okanagan Correctional Centre ($190 million) – Lead counsel for the Province of B.C. (closed).
- Surrey Pretrial Services Centre Expansion ($90 million) – Lead counsel for the Province of B.C. (closed).
- Evergreen Line – Co-lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools 3 – Co-lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools 2 ($250 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- RCMP – Lead counsel for member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Fort St. John Hospital ($300 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Golden Ears Bridge Bridge and Highway ($1.1 billion) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Northwest Anthony Henday Bridge and Highway – ($1.4 billion) Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools ($500 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Surrey Outpatient Facility ($200 million) – Lead counsel for member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre ($350 million) – Lead counsel for lead member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Water/Wastewater Treatment plants – Lead counsel for the concessionaire in respect of water treatment projects for Port Hardy, Lytton, and Sooke (closed).
- Sea-to-Sky Highway Bridge and Highway ($600 million) – BLG acted for UK and French lenders to the concessionaire. Primary responsibility for design-build and operations contracts (closed).
- E18 Grimstad – Kristiansand (Norway) Bridge and Highway ($500 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Kicking Horse Canyon Bridge and Highway ($130 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Calgary Ring Road Bridge and Highway ($650 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Britannia Water Treatment plant ($27 million) – Lead counsel for the concessionaire (closed).
- BART Extension (San Francisco) – Lead counsel for US design-build joint venture, part of preferred proponent (process terminated).
- Port Mann Bridge and Highway ($2.46 billion) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- ACCW Prison – Lead counsel for government owner (closed).
- HWY 97 and Campbell Road Interchange – Lead counsel for First Nation (closed).
- “The Rise,” a mixed-use commercial/residential building – Lead counsel for private owner (closed).
- Eldorado Gold/Skouries: Counsel to Eldorado Gold for their large gold mining project in Greece with Fluor as the counter party (EPCM Contract).
- HD Mining: Various contracts acting for the owner for a BC Mining project.
- Ghana Mine: Hybrid EPC/EPCM contract for the owner of a mine in Ghana.
- Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals: Contracts for all new process equipment for mine owner.
- Blackwater Gold: Acted for Sedgman as the EPCM contractor for this project.
- BC Hydro/Site C: Counsel to BC Hydro on this significant hydroelectric project.
- BC Hydro/John Hart: Counsel for BC Hydro on this PPP hydroelectric project.
- REM: Acting for the builder on this significant transit project in Montréal.
- Ridley Terminals: Acting for RTI with respect to a number of commercial matters.
- Ontario Line: Acting for a bidding team member for this Ontario transit project.
- RER3: Acting for a bidding team member for this Ontario transit project.
- Edmonton Valley Line: Acted for the city on this transit project.
- Nanaimo Correctional Centre: Acted for the Province of B.C. on the design-build prison project.
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Acted for the Province of Nova Scotia on its hospital projects.
- Alberta Schools 5: Acting for a bidder on this schools project.
- Representative clients include Flatiron, Grosvenor, Parsons, Bilfinger, Acciona, Turner, Clark, Graham, Bird, EPCOR, and a number of government agencies.
- New Bridge over St. Lawrence Corridor (Champlain Bridge) ($2.4 billion) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Stanton Territorial Hospital Project ($300 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Okanagan Correctional Centre ($190 million) – Lead counsel for the Province of B.C. (closed).
- Surrey Pretrial Services Centre Expansion ($90 million) – Lead counsel for the Province of B.C. (closed).
- Evergreen Line – Co-lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools 3 – Co-lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools 2 ($250 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- RCMP – Lead counsel for member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Fort St. John Hospital ($300 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Golden Ears Bridge Bridge and Highway ($1.1 billion) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Northwest Anthony Henday Bridge and Highway – ($1.4 billion) Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Alberta Schools ($500 million) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- Surrey Outpatient Facility ($200 million) – Lead counsel for member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre ($350 million) – Lead counsel for lead member of design-build joint venture (closed).
- Water/Wastewater Treatment plants – Lead counsel for the concessionaire in respect of water treatment projects for Port Hardy, Lytton, and Sooke (closed).
- Sea-to-Sky Highway Bridge and Highway ($600 million) – BLG acted for UK and French lenders to the concessionaire. Primary responsibility for design-build and operations contracts (closed).
- E18 Grimstad – Kristiansand (Norway) Bridge and Highway ($500 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Kicking Horse Canyon Bridge and Highway ($130 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Calgary Ring Road Bridge and Highway ($650 million) – Lead counsel for the design-build joint venture (closed).
- Britannia Water Treatment plant ($27 million) – Lead counsel for the concessionaire (closed).
- BART Extension (San Francisco) – Lead counsel for US design-build joint venture, part of preferred proponent (process terminated).
- Port Mann Bridge and Highway ($2.46 billion) – Lead counsel for design-build joint venture (closed).
- ACCW Prison – Lead counsel for government owner (closed).
- HWY 97 and Campbell Road Interchange – Lead counsel for First Nation (closed).
- “The Rise,” a mixed-use commercial/residential building – Lead counsel for private owner (closed).
