More about me

  • Advising public sector procurement entity on three separate $100+ million infrastructure projects, using construction management, design-build and progressive design-build procurement models respectively
  • Counsel to private sector owner on major equipment supply and construction services agreements
  • Counsel to indigenous self-government regarding $10+ million in design-build projects
  • Counsel to numerous municipal governments regarding procurement and contracting advising
  • Counsel to non-profit organization on construction and design agreement templates
  • Advising public and private owners on compliance with new Prompt Payment and Adjudication legislation
  • Member of owner’s legal team regarding disputes over commissioning, delay and damages relating to the construction of a carbon capture facility
  • Counsel to subcontractor regarding disputes concerning delays and change orders over steel fabrication and erection for major transportation infrastructure project
  • Advising owners, contractors and subcontractors on builders’ lien and prompt payment-related disputes
  • Counsel to owner regarding contractor claims for additional costs relating to renovation of a grocery store
  • Counsel to contractor regarding dispute over alleged failures in municipal sewer installation
  • Counsel to subcontractor regarding dispute over municipal waste water treatment plant

Andrew is a construction lawyer with a range of both procurement and dispute resolution experience ranging from complex industrial and public works projects to small- and medium-sized construction projects.

On the procurement side, Andrew has advised large public sector and private sector owners on major project development – including utilizing innovative procurement strategies, compensation model structuring, and contract drafting and negotiation.

He has assisted construction project participants with managing, advancing and defending construction-related disputes, including those related to project delays, claims for extras, construction deficiencies and scope disputes. He is also experienced with builders’ lien-related matters.

  • Member, Board of Directors, Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association (2024-present)
  • Member, Education Committee, Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association (2022-present)
  • Chair, Professional Development Committee, Manitoba Law Students’ Association (2016- 2017)
  • Member, Tuition Review Committee, Manitoba Law Students’ Association (2015-2016)
  • Peer Tutor, Constitutional Law, Robson Hall Academic Support Program
  • Volunteer Researcher, Pro Bono Students Canada (2014-2015)
  • Trustee, Immaculate Heart of Mary School Board of Trustees (2015-present)
  • Director, St. Paul’s High School Alumni Association (2014-2017)
  • Member, Property Subcommittee, St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (2015-2017)

  • Mondaq Thought Leading Co-Author, Energy and Natural Resources, Canada (2024)
  • Davies’ Corporate/Securities Moot with 6th Place individual and 5th Place team (2017)
  • Robson Hall Negotiation Competition with 1st Place team (2017)
  • Honourable Marshall Rothstein Prize for highest standing, Constitutional Law, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson (2015)
  • Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship (Manitoba, 2011)
  • Morton H. Nemy Faculty of Law Entrance Scholarship (2014)
  • D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize