David provides practical, strategic advice to owners, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, consultants and surety bonding companies. He specializes in assisting with complex mediation, arbitration and litigation disputes arising from large-scale construction and engineering projects.
David represents clients from the start of a construction project, including with front-end contract drafting and advice related to tendering and procurement processes and disputes that include claims involving:
- Breach of contract;
- Lien, design and engineering issues;
- Errors and omissions;
- Construction deficiencies, delay; and
- Liquidated damages claims.
David has appeared at Construction Lien Master's Court, Superior Court and Divisional Court Prior to joining BLG, David was a motivational speaker who presented to more than 100,000 people across Canada, the United States and China.
Experience
- David’s reported decisions include the following:
- Counsel for a design-build contractor in a dispute arising out of the design and construction of a major highway project.
- Counsel for one of the world's largest design consultants, providing architectural and engineering services for the design of multiple subway stations in a complex multi-party dispute involving errors and omissions.
- Counsel for an international rail signalling provider in an arbitration arising out of the renovation of a major North American transportation hub.
- Counsel for the design-build contractor in a multi-party action arising out of a dispute over the fabrication and manufacturing of girders for a significant infrastructure project.
- Counsel for a joint venture international mining project involving a dispute with the owner regarding breaches of contract and tort in respect of an engineering, procurement and construction management agreement.
- Counsel for the owner of a large distribution centre in a dispute over deficiencies in the construction of a concrete slab.
- David’s reported decisions include the following:
- Counsel for a design-build contractor in a dispute arising out of the design and construction of a major highway project.
- Counsel for one of the world's largest design consultants, providing architectural and engineering services for the design of multiple subway stations in a complex multi-party dispute involving errors and omissions.
- Counsel for an international rail signalling provider in an arbitration arising out of the renovation of a major North American transportation hub.
- Counsel for the design-build contractor in a multi-party action arising out of a dispute over the fabrication and manufacturing of girders for a significant infrastructure project.
- Counsel for a joint venture international mining project involving a dispute with the owner regarding breaches of contract and tort in respect of an engineering, procurement and construction management agreement.
- Counsel for the owner of a large distribution centre in a dispute over deficiencies in the construction of a concrete slab.