Mr Douglas Sanders > Borden Ladner Gervais LLP > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Offices
Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street, Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2
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Mr Douglas Sanders
Work Department
Corporate Commercial Group
Position
Partner, Corporate Commercial Group
Career
Passionate about being an integral team member on infrastructure and other construction projects, including public-private partnerships. Led and advised on legal teams for many projects in health (Fort St John, Surrey Outpatient, Royal Jubilee), transportation (Champlain, Golden Ears, Grimstad, Kicking Horse, Henday, Calgary), education (Alberta and New Brunswick schools), water/wastewater (McLoughlin Point, Britannia, Sooke), and corrections (Okanagan, Nanaimo, Allouette, Surrey Pre-trial) in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia for public authorities, developers, and design-builders. Frequent author, lecturer, and co-author of Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience (4th ed., Pearson, 2022), and A Practical Guide to Ethics and Professional Practice for Engineers and Geoscientists (Pearson, 2021). Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the fields of Construction Law, Project Finance Law and Public Procurement Law; and recognized in Chambers Canada and Chambers Global. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Professional Engineer licensed in Saskatchewan and BC. Called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1990, the BC Bar in 1999, and the Yukon Bar in 2015.
Languages
English
Memberships
Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers; Fellow, Engineers Canada; Member, Law Society of British Columbia; Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan; Member, Association of Professional Engineers of BC and Saskatchewan; Member, Construction Specifications Canada
Education
LLB, University of Saskatchewan, 1989
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Infrastructure projects
(Leading individuals)Borden Ladner Gervais LLP ‘s integrated projects and construction group is among the largest in Canada, with the ability to draw on well-staffed platforms in key provinces across the country. Vancouver-based infrastructure specialist Douglas Sanders spearheads the department and has strong experience in PPP projects; he is advising Alstom Canada on its participation as a member of ONxpress Transportation Partners for the Metrolinx Regional Express Railway GO Rail Expansion Project, Package 3. In Montreal, Pascale Dionne is noted for project finance work, while Sarah Bird specializes in PPP and project development in Vancouver, and senior counsel Richard Shaban is noted for construction and procurement in Toronto.
Canada > Public procurement
The 49-strong group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP has experience representing both government authorities – including Crown corporations and municipalities – and private sector developers, in a wide spectrum of public procurements. Vancouver-based partner Douglas Sanders co-heads the practice and majors on PPPs and the drafting of construction contracts. Alongside him, counsel Richard Shaban of the Toronto office assists hospitals, public authorities and developers with construction projects. Mark Fecenko completes the leadership trio.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Canada > Infrastructure projects
- Infrastructure projects Canada
- Public procurement Canada
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Construction
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Business immigration
- Pensions
- Business immigration
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Transport > Aviation
- Transport > Shipping
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- Banking and finance
- Business immigration
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A