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McCarthy Tétrault Offices

McCarthy Tétrault
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Canada
Visit website 1 416 362 1812 1 416 868 0673

Scott Chalmers

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Work Department

Construction

Position

Scott is a partner in the Business Law Group in Toronto and leads McCarthy Tétrault’s National Construction Group. His career focus has been entirely on construction law, largely for owners, sponsors, developers and lenders. He is qualified and practiced in Ontario, Texas, England and Wales, and Australia and has done projects in over 40 countries. His extensive global experience includes advising on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure and construction projects in the world.

Prior to his legal career, Scott practised for a decade as an architect in Australia and Canada. He has on the ground experience on a wide array of projects globally in several industry sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, LNG, road and rail infrastructure, power (nuclear, gas, coal, renewables), mining and metals, shipbuilding and architecture.

Career

Ontario, 2020
Texas, USA, 2014
England and Wales, 2004
Australia, 2000

Languages

English

Memberships

Society for Construction Law, Construction Lawyers Society of America

Education

Bachelor of Legal Studies, Macquarie University
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Manitoba

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Construction

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Scott Chalmers – McCarthy Tétrault

With a strong national presence and offices abroad in London and New York, McCarthy Tétrault provides a comprehensive service in the construction space, advising a broad client base ranging from developers and lenders to contractors and architects on major projects domestically, and across Latin America, the US, the UK, Europe and the Middle East. With expertise across the energy, transport, retail, mining, healthcare and pharmaceuticals sectors, the practice assists with regulatory compliance, risk management, transactional matters and construction dispute resolution, in addition to occupational health and safety issues. Scott Chalmers in Toronto heads the national practice and advises on major international infrastructure projects. Julie Parla, a seasoned litigator and arbitrator, manages the firm’s national construction disputes practice. Bryan West, who leads the Alberta construction and project disputes groups, also provides experience in commercial landlord and tenant disputes.  Anca Neacsu, who heads the Quebec construction group, specializes in the energy and mining sectors. Aidan Cameron, an expert in multi-party contractual litigation, leads the British Columbia construction and project disputes groups.

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