Transportation: Rail & Road
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
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Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Serving international surface and air transportation industries, we expertly navigate clients’ toughest provincial, interprovincial and international regulatory issues
A cross-border team consolidating colleagues with diverse industry expertise, our Transportation and Logistics Group provides comprehensive and practical legal advice to a wide range of actors in the transportation and logistics industry, including shippers, providers of air, rail, bus, truck and taxi services, and government entities.
Across-the-board experience and support
Our regulatory specialists are passionate about guiding clients through the full range of compliance concerns, possessing deep industry expertise and a wealth of experience navigating intersecting provincial/territorial, federal and international laws. Our team structures complex mergers and acquisitions, private equity and similar business and commercial transactions for freight and passenger transport companies, shippers and manufacturers, and acts on their behalf before administrative tribunals and the courts on regulatory and compliance matters.
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault operates a multidisciplinary transportation and logistics team that wins acclaim for the level of its experience in surface transportation. Sought out by major companies operating in the rail, bus, trucking and taxi sectors, it provides effective counsel on regulatory and safety compliance, financings, acquisitions, infrastructure projects and litigation matters. The firm has notable experience acting for Canada's leading transportation organisations and provincial authorities. Its prominent client roster includes national and international shipping companies, and rail and bus service companies. Its key lawyers in this area are based in Montréal and Québec City.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétrault counselled CSX Transportation on all key aspects related to its rail network and assets in Canada.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McCarthy have done a very good job handling any type of matter we have presented to them."
"They are innovative, understand the business of their clients and can tailor their advice accordingly."
"The firm has breadth and depth, provides value and is closely attuned to our commercial needs."
"I feel very comfortable with the support we receive on complex and sophisticated transportation matters. The team offers strong service and responsiveness."
"McCarthy have done a very good job handling any type of matter we have presented to them."
"They are innovative, understand the business of their clients and can tailor their advice accordingly."
"The firm has breadth and depth, provides value and is closely attuned to our commercial needs."
"I feel very comfortable with the support we receive on complex and sophisticated transportation matters. The team offers strong service and responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Esteemed Québec lawyer David Blair focuses his practice on a broad range of rail and road transportation concerns, involving issues from trade regulations to passenger transportation.
"David Blair understands our reality."
"David is a trusted member of our external counsel team and we rely upon his significant expertise."
"He is the leader in our industry. We always make sure we engage him before the competition will as he is always in demand."
Brian Lipson's rail and road practice is centred on matters of regulatory compliance and risk management. He is a partner in the firm's Québec City office.
"Brian has been a tremendous help with recent sophisticated transportation-related projects that we have engaged him on."