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McCarthy Tétrault Offices
Suite MZ400
1000 De La Gauchetière Street West
Montréal QC
H3B 0A2
Canada
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David Blair
Work Department
Transportation: Rail & Road
Position
Partner leading the firm’s Transportation and Logistics Group and a member of the Business Law Group. Drawing on his wide-ranging experience acquired over the past 30 years, he helps clients with complex regulatory transportation issues and finding adapted business solutions. He is known for his expertise in interprovincial and international transportation, safety standards regulation and carriers’ liability. Various leading Canadian, US and European companies in the rail, trucking and bus industries as well as the mining sector consult him for his in-depth experience and expertise. He is regularly involved in complex National and International transactions involving rail and road transportation businesses. He also appears before administrative tribunals, agencies and the courts in regulatory, safety compliance and liability matters.
Career
Quebec Bar, 1980
Memberships
Québec Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Transportation Lawyers Association (CTLA)
Transport Lawyers Association (US) (TLA)
Personal
Various publications for the Transportation Lawyer Associations and McCarthy Tétrault MOVES
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Transport > Other transport
(Leading individuals)The department at McCarthy Tétrault is known for acting for producers, rail and motor carriers, warehousers and governmental stakeholders in order to minimize transportation delays. With regards to litigation, the group has significant experience representing Canadian motor carrier fleets and inter-city bus operating authorities, appearing before the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada, Transport Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Transportation Safety Board. Quebec City-based practice co-head David Blair is noted for his expertise in international transportation, safety standards regulation, carriers’ liability and trade-related issues. Alongside him, Brian Lipson also co-leads from Quebec City. Partner as of June 2022, Lipson handles regulatory compliance, surface and air transportation licensing and warehousing matters.
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- Transport > Other transport
- Energy and natural resources > Power
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