Andrew Punzo

Borden Ladner Gervais

Partner

Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400
Toronto, ON M5H 4E3

+1 416 367 6005

40 & Under List

Litigation Star


Practice area:

Construction


Andrew's practice focuses on surety and construction law. He advises and represents sureties, owners, contractors and other companies across Canada on:

  • Bonding issues and bond claims
  • Construction disputes and litigation
  • Liens and lien litigation
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts
  • Procurement and development issues

Andrew's surety experience includes bond claims of any size or complexity. He is a go-to advisor for all bonding issues and works with virtually all bonding companies doing business in Canada. He is also regularly engaged by new sureties entering the Canadian market. A large part of Andrew's surety practice also includes proactive risk management, as well as pursuing rights of recovery.

Andrew also has a general construction law practice for issues arising between owners (both public and private), contractors and subcontractors. His construction practice includes litigation and all aspects of contract drafting and negotiation.

While representing clients involved in litigation, he regularly appears before various Ontario courts and has appeared before courts in other provinces.

Andrew lends his expertise by sitting on the Surety Association of Canada, Ontario Regional Committee and instructing a Construction & Surety Law course for the Surety Association of Canada's Associateship of Canadian Surety Bonding Designation Program.