Paul Ivanoff

Practice Areas

Paul is a Partner in Osler’s Litigation Department and is a key contact for the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure practice group. Paul’s practice involves the litigation, arbitration and mediation of disputes arising out of construction and infrastructure projects. He also provides contract administration advice during the course of completion of projects. Paul represents project participants on disputes related to a broad range of construction and infrastructure projects including subways, airport facilities, power plants (nuclear, gas, solar, wind and coal), highways, industrial facilities, commercial buildings and civil works facilities. Paul is certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Law Society of Ontario.

Professional Memberships

Paul is a Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Construction Law Section, and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association, and The Advocates' Society.

Paul is on the Board of Directors of the Wind Energy Institute of Canada.

Publications

Contract Termination: Considerations in Terminating for Default or for Convenience, Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, 2021

Ryerson University – Engineering Law Course (Instructor), all Engineering Departments (2015-2021).

Advocates’ Society – Construction Law: Arbitration and Adjudication Advocacy, Speaker (April 2019).

Osgoode Hall Law School, Osgoode Certificate in Contract Management, Speaker (August 2017, May 2019, and March 2021).