Borden Ladner Gervais’ Calgary office is particularly noted for its construction practice, largely focused on the energy industry. “In construction, we see BLG a lot, particularly on the higher-end arbitrations,” notes a peer. The construction group is led by Patricia “Trish” Morrison, who took the baton from Calgary construction luminary Jeff Vallis, who has since retired. Peers also note, “In class actions,
Loni da Costa steps in and has done a fantastic job there.”
The firm acts for ITP, a pipe-in-pipe technology company based in France. The plaintiff, CNOOC Petroleum North America, filed a Statement of Claim against a number of parties including ITP alleging breach of contract and negligence related to a pipeline failure in Northern Alberta. The pipeline failure resulted in approximately five million liters of bitumen being released into the environment. The value of this matter is over C$700 million.
Andrew Pozzobon provides the trial lead, while Peter Banks leads in the appellate capacity.
