Webnesh Haile*

*Webnesh Haile Professional Corporation

Associate

(416) 585-8616 | whaile@singleton.com | |

Noelle Schneider, Assistant
(416) 585-8613 | nschneider@singleton.com

Professional Background

Webnesh is a lawyer who works with the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP. She has a broad construction law practice and has acted for owners, concessionaires, sureties, developers, engineers, contractors and subcontractors at various stages of project development and execution. Her dispute resolution practice has included acting for various parties in the construction chain during litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation, and advising regarding strategic dispute management prior to the commencement of formal proceedings.

Webnesh also drafts and advises on the negotiation of construction contracts, including CCDC and ACEC standard form contracts and supplementary conditions, and has experience relating to insurance matters, including with respect to commercial general liability, builder’s risk and wrap-up liability policies.

Webnesh previously summered, articled and was engaged as an Associate practicing construction law at a national law firm and at Singleton Reynolds.

Education

Called to the Ontario Bar, 2016
Juris Doctor, University of Toronto, 2015
Bachelor of Science (with Distinction), University of Toronto, 2009

Rankings + Recognitions

Recognized in Chambers Canada — Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Construction) as an Associate to Watch in the area of Construction Law.
Ranked in the area of Construction Law by Best Lawyers Canada®
Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award, University of Toronto

Memberships

Member, Advocates’ Society’s Young Advocates Standing Committee
Member, The Advocates’ Society
Member, Ontario Bar Association, Construction and Infrastructure Law, Natural Resources and Energy Law and Young Lawyers’ Division Sections
Member, Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law Section

Community + Volunteering

Board Member, Habitat for Humanity GTA
Former Volunteer, University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA)

Rankings

Webnesh Haile is top-ranked by Leading Global Rankings Agencies and Directories.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

Founded in 1982 on a construction litigation platform, Singleton Reynolds has established itself as a leading construction firm in Canada, and continues to draw a large volume of assignments related to all aspects of the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Experience

Acted for an EPCM joint venture in a CDN$300 million ICC arbitration relating to a mining project in South America
Acted for an EPC contractor in respect of its CDN$100 million claim relating to a hydro-electric project in Canada
Acted for a joint venture design-builder in respect of its CDN$190 million counterclaim relating to a PPP highway project in Canada
Acted for a surety in a series of multi-million dollar disputes involving a defaulting completion contractor
Assisted with the review of the Construction Lien Act

Publications

Author, “A Call To Allyship: How to be an Effective Ally,” The Advocates’ Society | Keeping Tabs, July, 2020
Co-Author, “Case Comment: A Narrow Interpretation of the Coverage Available Under a Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy: Pre-Eng v. Intact,” (2019) 37:6 Can. J. Ins. L. 61; originally published in the Ontario Bar Association’s Construction and Infrastructure Section Newsletter, August, 2019
Co-Author, “A Thousand Pounds a Word: Following Ledcor, Policy Wording Continues to Govern in Insurance Policy Disputes,” Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Legal Update #151, March, 2019
Co-Author, “Are Construction Defects Covered Property Damage in an Insurance Contract?,” Construction Law Letter, Vol. 33, No. 5, May/June, 2017
Co-Author, “Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Review in the Post-Devolution Northwest Territories,” Kevin Hanna, ed, Environmental Impact Assessment: Practice and Participation, 3d ed (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2015)

Presentations

Panelist, “Best Practices in Construction Arbitration Advocacy and Handling Common Issues in Arbitrations,” The Advocates’ Society, November, 2022
Guest Lecturer, “Starting with the Right Contract,” Toronto Metropolitan University (Architectural Science), September, 2022
Guest Lecturer, “Changes to the Construction Act,” George Brown College (Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management), March, 2021
Panelist, “Young Lawyers Mental Health and Legal Practice Roundtable,” University of Toronto Faculty of Law, March, 2019
Presenter, “The New Construction Act: What you Need to Know,” Lexpert Executive Course, November, 2018

News

July 22, 2019

Case Comment: A Narrow Interpretation of the Coverage Available Under a Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy – Pre-Eng v. Intact.

September 28, 2023

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Case Comment: A Narrow Interpretation of the Coverage Available Under a Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy – Pre-Eng v. Intact.

Singleton Reynolds Recognized as a Top Law Firm by Chambers Canada

Singleton Reynolds Top Ranked by Best Lawyers Canada®

Singleton Reynolds Top Ranked by Best Lawyers Canada® and Named Construction Law Firm of the Year

Singleton Reynolds Recognized as a Top Law Firm by Chambers Canada

Singleton Reynolds Top Ranked by Best Lawyers Canada®

Singleton Reynolds Top Ranked by Best Lawyers Canada® and Named Construction Law Firm of the Year

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