Christopher Petrucci

Chris Petrucci practices corporate and commercial litigation across Canada, in a variety of industries with a special emphasis on construction project disputes, energy (including renewable energy and power generation), product liability, information technology services, mining and minerals, and real estate. He co-heads the firm's national Project Disputes Practice Group.

Chris is a leading advocate before the courts and in arbitration hearings. He is recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada’s leading litigators, one of Canada’s leading infrastructure lawyers and as a repeatedly recommended litigator in Alberta. Chris is ranked in Chambers (construction) and is also a fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers in recognition of his expertise in construction law disputes.

Chris has extensive experience before all levels of court in Alberta, including as trial counsel and represents clients in courts across the country. He also has a substantial arbitration practice across Canada and internationally. Chris represents clients in significant, complex domestic and international arbitrations under multiple procedural regimes, such as UNCITRAL, the International Court of Commerce (ICC), the International Bar Association (IBA) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He also represents clients in adjudications under recently enacted prompt payment legislation.

With respect to construction disputes in particular, Chris has litigated and arbitrated claims involving bids, cost overruns, cost estimates, delay and disruption, productivity loss, warranties, defects, change orders, design and plant failures across various types of construction projects, including pipelines, oilsands facilities, oil and gas processing plants, power plants, renewable energy facilities, mineral processing facilities, manufacturing plants, fibre optic networks, agricultural facilities, commercial and residential buildings and various infrastructure projects such as highways and sea ports. Such disputes arose under various contracting models such as design-build, EPC, EPCM, P3, FIDIC, CCDC, hybrid and bespoke agreements.