Richard H. Shaban

Senior Counsel

Location
Toronto
Phone

Testimonials

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
  • Program director, Osgoode Hall Certificate
  • Past-president and founding fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
  • Past member of the executive, Canadian Bar Association (construction law section)
  • Board member, Surety Association of Canada
  • Past trustee, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition (and since 2017) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction Law & Public Procurement Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2017) of Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Construction - Nationwide).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of Lexology Index: Construction (formerly Who's Who Legal)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of Lexology Index: Projects & Procurement (formerly Who's Who Legal)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2017) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Construction Law, Infrastructure Law).
  • Recognized as a leading infrastructure lawyer in the 2025 edition (and since 2016) of the Lexpert® Special Edition on Infrastructure.
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2023) of Who's Who Legal: Government.
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2022) of Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders: Construction & Government Contracts.
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Canada Hall of Fame (Construction) 
  • Recognized in the 2022 (and since 2020) edition of Benchmark Litigation — The definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in Canada (litigation star).
  • Recognized in the 2022 edition (and since 2017) of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Construction, Government Contracts).
  • Recognized in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Government.
  • Recognized as a 2020 Acritas Star. Also recognized as one of the top 30 lawyers globally by Acritas, according to the 2017 Acritas Stars.
  • Winner of the 2019 Lexology Client Choice Award (Construction).
  • Recognized in the 2020 edition of Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Construction Law), where he is described as "a successful and trusted advocate".
  • Recognized in the 2019 edition of Who's Who Legal: Government Contracts.

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 1985
  • BHK (Bachelor of Human Kinetics), University of Windsor, 1980
  • LLB, University of Windsor, 1983