Howard Wise

Howard Wise specializes in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation.

Howard is retained as counsel by owners, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and lenders in large construction disputes, including construction liens, contract claims and negligence claims. Howard’s litigation practice includes trial and appellate work, as well as mediation and arbitration of construction disputes. He has also acted for owners and contractors in negotiating complex construction contracts including design build agreements and EPC contracts. He is regularly retained to act in large multi-partied disputes, including acting for owners, general contractors, subcontractors, financiers and design professionals.

Howard is recognized as a leading practitioner of construction law by Chambers Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, Law Business Research’s International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, Lexology Index: Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Lexpert 500, the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation and the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure.

Howard is Past President and Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Past Chair of the Construction Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, and Past Chair of the Construction Law Subsection of the Ontario Bar Association.

He is also a member of The Advocates’ Society, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

He is a frequent lecturer to both legal and industry-based associations on various topics relating to construction law including design build contracts, bidding and tendering, and construction liens.