Ian Gosselin

Ian Gosselin
Biography
Ian Gosselin has in-depth experience in infrastructure and construction law as well as product liability, areas in which he has been practicing for over 30 years. His extensive experience has allowed him to take part in a wide range of large-scale projects at different stages of their development and implementation.
Ian's skills are sought after by players in the sector to try to defuse difficult, complex situations early, before disputes arise. In these situations, he frequently acts as a strategic advisor to the members of the project team, simultaneously with the work being carried out, with regard to relations with the client, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as with public and regulatory bodies.
Ian has established a reputation for resolving complex disputes. He has frequently pleaded before civil courts and arbitration tribunals and has cumulated more than 600 days before the courts over the course of his career, which gives him a particular perspective when serving as a mediator to prevent disputes. He also acts as mediator in civil and commercial disputes.
Ian was a member of the firm's partnership committee from 2013 to 2024. He is listed in Best Lawyers in Canada and in the Canadian legal directory Lexpert. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Ian has acted in litigation involving projects of various kinds. Examples include:
Civil engineering work
Municipal infrastructure: integrated Pie-IX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, north, central, and south lots; Rockfield basin – underground concrete wastewater retention basin for the City of Montreal; wastewater treatment and drinking water distribution project for Lac-à-la-Tortue sector; construction of tunnel pipes and access structures for the Lavigne retention basin, phase 1, for the City of Montreal; replacement of water mains and reconstruction of drinking water and sanitary sewer pipes, rue de l'Aqueduc, Quebec City; repair of a force main on the Saint-Charles River; drilling and installation of casings by jacking in the Lanaudière project, Judith-Jasmin substation, Highway 640. Bridges: construction project of the new Île-d'Orléans bridge; construction of the new Jacques-Bizard bridge; replacement project of the central slab of the Laviolette bridge; reconstruction of the Gouin bridge spanning the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal, construction of the Champlain Bridge (Ottawa); Highway 73, construction of the bridge spanning the Famine River, reconstruction of the Saint-Jacques bridge spanning Highway 15; Highway 40, reconstruction of the bridges spanning the Montmorency River. Wind farms: Apuiat; Seigneurie de Beaupré, Phases 1 and 2, Lac-Alfred. Port works: Sept-Îles – construction of a multi-user deep-water wharf; modernization of the Monseigneur-Blanche wharf; modernization of the Pointe-aux-Basques terminal; repair of the Pétroliers wharf. Montreal – cruise terminal, Grand Quai (Lot Tour), Montreal – development of the Viau sector; construction of a new harbour in Harrington Harbour.
Mechanical Process Facilities and Energy Production Infrastructure
Design and construction of the biomethanization centre in Montreal East; design and construction of the closed building organic waste composting facility in the borough of Ville Saint-Laurent; biomethanization plant at the water treatment plant of the Régie d'assainissement des eaux du bassin de Laprairie (RAEBL); Gatineau water treatment plant; expansion of the Boisbriand wastewater treatment plant; modernization of the Pierrefonds drinking water plant; modernization of the City of Magog wastewater treatment plant (Hatley plant); Port-Daniel cement plant – clinker silos and raw mix; refurbishment of the combustion chamber of furnace 1 at the Quebec City incinerator; UQTR Integrated Pulp and Paper Centre; cogeneration plant in Saint-Félicien; cogeneration plant in Chapais; Index Energy cogeneration plant (Ajax); Chaudière power plant on the Ottawa River; Rapides-des-Îles power plant; Muskrat Falls project, Newfoundland and Labrador. Wind farms: Apuiat; Seigneurie de Beaupré, phases 1 and 2; Lac-Alfred.
Institutional facilities and buildings
New Maison de Radio-Canada; MIL campus of the Université de Montréal; construction of the Université de Montréal Science Complex; Stewart Biology Building at McGill University; the Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent; the Complexe sportif Beaupré; Saint-Timothée mechanical ventilation station of the Montreal metro; research centres (CRCEO pavilion of the CHUQ; expansion and renovation project for the Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis; IUCPQ – Hôpital Laval, redevelopment of the URDM; Medicago D'Estimauville complex; Centre Vidéotron amphitheatre in Quebec City; Métrobus centre, phases 1 and 2 of the RTC; Longueuil fire station; Laval fire station no. 2.
Multi-story and mixed-use towers
Maestria building complex; Solar Uniquartier; Humaniti Montreal building complex; Îlot Balmoral building complex; Phillips Square; L'Unique project; Circa condos; construction of the Alt Hotel Montreal; construction of the Alt Hotel Quartier DIX30; expansion of the Le Germain Hotel Montreal.
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
• Best Lawyers in Canada: Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2024-2025; Construction Law, 2006-2025; Litigation - Corporate Commercial; 2012-2025; Director and Officer Liability Practice, 2011-2025; Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year," Québec, 2010, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2025
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: most frequently or constantly recommended in Construction Law, 2012-2025; Litigation - Corporate Commercial, 2013-2025; Litigation - Product Liability, 2014-2025; Infrastructure Law, 2022-2024; 2024: Commercial Arbitration and Litigation, 2024
• Lexpert Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyer, Special Edition, Infrastructure, 2024-2025
• Lexpert Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyer, Special Edition, Litigation, 2024
• Lexpert Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyer, Special Edition, Litigation, December 2019
• Lexpert /The American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2008
• Martindale-Hubbell — BV Peer Review Rating
Education
Education
- LL.B., Université Laval, 1991
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 1992
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
• "Revue de la jurisprudence récente concernant l’obligation de renseignement du donneur d’ouvrage et la méthode d’analyse de retards "n’eût été" (but-for test)," 23e journée d’étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Quebec City, February 21, 2024.
• "La protection des créances des sous-traitants dans les contrats en droit public," 21e journée d’étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Québec, February 16, 2022
• "Comment préparer et négocier une entente de répartition des responsabilités lors de délais de chantier," Journée d'étude sur les délais de construction, Quebec City, November 14, 2018 and Montreal, November 21, 2018.
• "Analyser, évaluer, interpréter et gérer les risques avant, pendant et après la formation de vos contrats de construction," The Canadian Institute, advanced conference on claims and dispute management in the construction industry, Montreal, April 24, 2013.
• "L'élaboration de votre code d'éthique : la mise en œuvre de vos valeurs et de vos propriétés," 16th annual conference of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (CEGQ), February 21, 2013, Quebec City.
• "Développer un code d'éthique au sein de votre organisation, son contenu, son essence et ses avantages," The Canadian Institute, Montreal, April 25, 2012.
• "Ce que vous devez savoir quant aux pénalités pour retard en matière de construction," 15th annual conference of the CEGQ, Quebec City, February 2, 2012.
• "Des obligations fondamentales des intervenants de la construction, de leur responsabilité au cas d'un manquement à celles-ci et des modalités de la mise en œuvre des réclamations afférentes," presentation of the master's in construction law courses given at Laval University, Quebec City, November 28 and 30, 2011.
• "Revue des obligations légales et contractuelles du professionnel visé aux contrats normalisés de l'industrie de la construction," 14th annual conference of the CEGQ, Montebello, Quebec City, February 18, 2011.
• "Rôle et responsabilités de l'ingénieur sur un chantier de construction," 67th conference of the Association des constructeurs de routes et grands travaux du Québec (ACRGTQ), Quebec City, January 20, 2011.
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Past counsellor, Board of the Junior Bar Association of Québec
- Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (2009 -)