Brendan D. Bowles has over 25 years of experience specializing in construction law since joining Glaholt Bowles LLP in 1998. He is a seasoned lead counsel in arbitration, mediation, and litigation of construction disputes and has acted for a diverse range of clients including subcontractors, general contractors, owners, design professionals, sureties, and insurers. His work covers complex construction and infrastructure projects involving various dispute resolution methods such as multi-party litigation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration. Brendan has represented clients in a wide array of construction sectors including bridges, hospitals, transit lines, resort hotels, cultural centres, and office towers, handling matters related to project delays, cost overruns, contract terminations, fraud allegations, and lien actions. He is known for delivering strategic solutions tailored to his clients’ business concerns and is committed to finding creative and proportionate resolutions while prepared to vigorously represent clients when necessary.
Brendan Bowles specializes in construction law, focusing on construction-related disputes and contract issues within Canada and internationally. His expertise includes infrastructure development, public and private procurement, financing, building contracts, and alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration, mediation, and dispute review boards. He has a deep understanding of the legal complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure and energy developments, representing public and private clients. His legal practice involves all stages of construction projects and emphasizes both litigation and collaborative settlement approaches.
Brendan D. Bowles graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1998. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2000. Additionally, in 2004, he earned the designation of Associate in Canadian Surety Bonding from the Surety Association of Canada.
Brendan D. Bowles specializes in construction law, focusing on construction-related disputes and contract issues both within Canada and internationally.
He has acted for clients using various dispute resolution methods including arbitration, mediation, adjudication, and multi-party litigation.
He has represented clients in sectors such as bridges, hospitals, transit lines, resort hotels, cultural centres, and office towers.
He received the 2021 Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Construction and Infrastructure Law, was named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Construction Law in Toronto by Best Lawyers® in 2022, and is consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1998 from Queen’s University, was called to the Ontario Bar in 2000, and became an Associate in Canadian Surety Bonding in 2004. He also completed the programs in Negotiation and Leadership (2022) and Mediation and Conflict Management (2021) through Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation.
He served as Chair of the Construction and Infrastructure Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association and as Chair of The Advocates’ Society Arbitration and Mediation Practice Group. He was also managing partner of Glaholt LLP from 2011 to 2016.
Yes, he is appointed as a lecturer in construction law at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, starting in January 2025.
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