Public Procurement
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
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Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
At McCarthy Tétrault, our Procurement Group has been and continues to be at the forefront of the legal industry in our service provision to clients procurement needs. Involving our procurement lawyers from the start in the purchasing or selling process helps our clients avoid pitfalls that may require legal untangling later. End-to-end procurement advice and services, from both a buyer and seller perspective, can mean increased shareholder value through winning bids and time and cost savings.
We represent the private sector and federal, provincial and municipal government entities in all aspects of procurement. We work with both sellers to the Canadian private sector or government entity at any level, as well as domestic or international organization buying goods, services or technology. McCarthy Tétrault’s Procurement Group has the benefit of access to all of our other practice leading specialists including banking, M&A, tax, real estate, construction, IT and technology, intellectual property and litigation. Our Procurement Group cooperates with our industry experts, which include health, mining, pharma, and energy. All seamlessly integrated across our offices in the different provinces, to provide unparalleled width and depth of procurement related legal services.
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault is an established firm in the projects and construction space and is equipped to deal with the procurement of significant projects in Canada. The law firm is praised for its ability to provide end-to-end advice covering all aspects of procurement across a range of sectors including healthcare, transportation and infrastructure.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétrault advised Atlantic Towing on its judicial review of a Canadian International Trade Tribunal decision relating to the procurement of emergency towing services in British Columbia. The matter was quoted at CAD67 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McCarthy Tétrault has the excellent ability to provide strategic and out-of-the-box thinking based on deep experience and understanding."
"The firm knows how to meet the needs of its client in a pleasant and collaborative atmosphere."
"The team offers prompt and thoughtful responses, and successfully delivered on what we needed in a limited period of time."
"McCarthy Tétrault has the excellent ability to provide strategic and out-of-the-box thinking based on deep experience and understanding."
"The firm knows how to meet the needs of its client in a pleasant and collaborative atmosphere."
"The team offers prompt and thoughtful responses, and successfully delivered on what we needed in a limited period of time."
Notable Practitioners
Tristan Musgrave is a prominent figure in the Canadian procurement market. He has a comprehensive track record of acting for clients on all aspects of procurement in public and private sector projects. His client base notably includes development companies as well as national ministries.
"I totally rely on Tristan to deliver exceptional, thorough, timely and thoughtful legal advice."
"Tristan has been a pleasure to work with. He understands the stakeholders' perspective and meticulously weaves together a solution."
James Kelsall is an increasingly prominent figure in the Canadian public procurement market. He assists clients with a number of matters, most notably those in the public infrastructure sector.
"James is really patient when handling challenging negotiations."