Beth Allard
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Beth Allard is experienced counsel in various commercial disputes involving complex contractual, tortious and regulatory legal issues, providing both litigation advice and negotiating successful and strategic resolutions. She regularly advises and assists clients on matters relating to tendering, procurement, project delivery and management, liens and dispute resolution. Ms. Allard's practice also covers a range of liability defence work for design professionals, financial professionals, directors and officers, healthcare professionals and various associations. She also counsels regulatory bodies on core regulatory obligations, internal governance, relationships with stakeholders and agreements with external providers.
Ms. Allard has lectured and written extensively on various legal topics, including while an adjunct professor in civil procedure at the UBC law school. She is the author of “Contribution and Apportionment” in CLEBC’s British Columbia Business Disputes, and is a regular contributor to CLEBC’s Builders Lien Practice Manual.
Ms. Allard is the local practice leader of our litigation group in Vancouver.
Professional experience
Collapse all- British Columbia 1994
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2021-2022: recommended in Construction Law; 2021-2022: recommended in Litigation - Commercial Insurance, Professional Liability
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Construction Law, Director and Officer Liability Practice, Insurance Law, 2014-2022
- Benchmark Litigation Canada: Litigation Star 2021-2022
- Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
- Construction Lawyers Society of America
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch - Construction Law, Civil Litigation, Administrative Law Sections
- BC Construction Round Table
- Law Society of British Columbia
News
17 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers ranked in Benchmark Litigation Canada 2022 rankings
April 26, 2022
161 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers recognized in the 16th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada
August 24, 2021
19 Norton Rose Fulbright Lawyers recognized as Litigation and Future Stars by Benchmark Litigation
April 28, 2021
Knowledge
Construction Law Insights
Publication | 2022
Global: A guide to construction contracting
Publication | May 21, 2020
Canada: Construction force majeure and alternative relief
Publication | May 07, 2020