Borden Ladner’s Calgary office is yet another example of the firm’s muscle in the construction practice, unsurprisingly largely dedicated to the oil-and-gas industry that has long defined the city’s economy.
Trish Morrison is the torch bearer in this area in light of the recent retirement of construction luminary Jeff Vallis. “They are doing a lot of renewable energy cases,” observes a peer. “Contractors are claiming for extras, and owners are fighting back with millions of dollars of liquidated values.” One example is the firm’s case for LNG concerning a pipeline pumping gas to British Columbia, in which the client has a vested interest in the costs of the project, which went from $5 billion to $14 billion. Andrew Pozzobon makes his debut as a future star in this edition. “He’s someone you should keep your eye on,” advises a peer. “He is working [with fellow Calgary partner
Karen Salmon] on a case for Shoal Point Energy on a $550 million claim where the government of Newfoundland allegedly expropriated the client’s rights.”
