Procurement
We assist with procurement processes, including review of RFP and tender documents.
Contracting
We draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of construction-related contracts.
Construction
​We empower project teams
by providing legal support during project delivery.
Dispute Resolution
We advise on dispute avoidance, negotiation, and early dispute resolution.
We provide on-demand, integrated legal support across the construction project lifecycle
About
More organizations are retaining independent contract legal services. Traditional high-quality external legal services can be too expensive to use throughout the project life cycle.
Existing in-house counsel may not have the capacity to focus on all valuable projects or tasks at all times, but particularly during crunch periods.
Building in-house legal capacity can be expensive, time-consuming and may not be necessary to address legal needs which are short-term or do not require full-time counsel.
We bridge the gap by offering nimble, integrated, value-for-money legal services that allow project teams and in-house counsel to focus on core tasks.
We work seamlessly to support your project or team's legal capacity, manage legal risks, improve contracting, and resolve disputes earlier
Meet Web
Webnesh Haile is the principal lawyer at Traction Legal. She is a construction and infrastructure lawyer ranked since 2021 in Best Lawyers in Canada for Construction Law. She previously practiced construction law with two of Canada's top national construction law firms (Band 1, Chambers and Partners), and continues to collaborate with law firms on a project basis.
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She has acted for public, non-profit, and commercial owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and sureties – and has provided legal services on infrastructure, affordable housing, commercial, and industrial projects valued from CAD$15 million to CAD$6 billion. She regularly speaks at CPD programs, and lectures annually on construction contracting at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science.
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Web founded Traction Legal to provide high quality, commercially grounded legal services that advance her clients’ strategic objectives. In her spare time, she serves as a volunteer board member for Habitat for Humanity GTA.
Get Started
Want to explore how we can work together? Let's set up a consultation to discuss:
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your strategic goals;
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your legal needs;
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your desired level of integration;
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We then propose an approach that addresses your goals. During our mandate, we can ramp up or down as needed.
Contact Us
T: 416-557-0697
E: whaile@traction.legal
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250 University Ave, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5H 3E5