Dan Leduc

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  • Commercial Litigation

  • Construction Law

 

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About Dan

Dan Leduc practices almost exclusively in the field of construction law and dispute resolution. He is frequently called upon to advise and represent owners, subcontractors, suppliers, and builders in such front-end services as contract reviews, tender issues, and general construction matters, as well as in litigation and arbitration.

Mr. Leduc is experienced in negotiating, mediating, arbitrating, and litigating all manner of construction disputes including construction liens, trust claims, delay claims, construction insurance claims, and architect’s and engineer’s errors and omissions. He has experience in drafting and negotiating various forms of construction contracts on behalf of owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Mr. Leduc also has experience in surety bond claims, including performance bond claims and labour and material payment bond claims, as well as managing cases involving large volumes of documents, at times, in excess of 2,000,000 documents.

Rankings and Recognitions

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Construction law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2022
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Construction law, 2018-2023
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2012-2022: recommended in Construction Law
  • Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Construction, Chambers and Partners, 2020
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2016): Construction
  • Chambers Global: Canada (2015): Construction

2023 Associate Membership Stamp

Call to Bar 1993 (ON)

Education

LL.B., University of New Brunswick, 1991
B.A. Hons., Queen’s University, 1988

Location

Ottawa Office

Languages

English, French

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

Ottawa Construction Association (Director)

Portfolio

  • “Contract Pitfalls,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario, October 24, 2024
  • “Delay Claims from a Subcontractor Perspective,” Presentation at the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario Annual Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, September 19, 2024
  • “Delay Claims from a Subcontractor Perspective,” Presentation at the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association Annual Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 3, 2024
  • “Escalation Clauses and Best Practices,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, May 15, 2024
  • “Construction Update,” Virtual Presentation at the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association Organizational Meeting, May 9, 2024
  • “Delay Claims,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, May 3, 2024
  • “Troubles Getting Paid,” Seminar at the OCA Symposium in Ottawa, Ontario, April 17, 2024
  • “Legal Pitfalls in the Ontario Construction Industry,” Seminar for Concrete Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario, March 21, 2024
  • “A Different Strategy Regarding Change Orders,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, February 23, 2024
  • “Using Prompt Payment and Adjudication from a Subcontractor Perspective,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, February 16, 2024
  • “Managing Risks Contractually as a Trade Contractor or Subcontractor,” Virtual Seminar for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Toronto, February 15, 2024