Fergus I. Schappert

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Fergus Schappert practices commercial litigation, with a focus on complex contractual disputes and construction claims. His experience includes work on public infrastructure, transmission and distribution, power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, and mining projects, and he has acted for owners, general contractors, design consultants and engineers, subcontractors and material suppliers. A member of Miller Thomson’s construction group, Fergus provides practical advice and solutions to clients at all stages of the project life-cycle, assisting with procurement and tendering issues, contract review, advisory services during construction, dispute avoidance and resolution. He has experience in both arbitrations court proceedings, as well as with a wide-variety of contractually-mandated alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.Being an active member of several industry associations, Fergus Schappert has garnered professional recognition. He has been ranked as a stand-out lawyer in various esteemed industry directories.