Dentons is proud to congratulate partner Karen Martin on her election as President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. A practising lawyer in our Construction and Litigation and Dispute Resolution groups and a member of the Dentons Canada Region Board and Dentons Global Board, Karen brings a wealth of construction experience and industry knowledge to this leadership role.

Karen’s experience as counsel on large construction trials and breadth of technical background in the construction industry positions her as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in her field. Karen has been proud to have been a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers since 2009 and to have served on the Executive of the College since 2017. 

“Karen is a well-known and respected leader in Canada’s growing construction industry,” said John Sandrelli, Managing Partner of Dentons’ Vancouver office. “She is a natural mentor to the next generation of construction lawyers and is a committed advocate for the professional development of the legal sector. Her appointment to this role will have an incredible impact on the construction industry.”

Karen is the author of many publications on topics of interest to the construction industry and speaks regularly on complex litigation and construction issues. She has been recognized in a number of publications, including Chambers Global: Construction Law (Canada), Chambers Canada: Construction, The Best Lawyers in Canada: Construction Law; Public Procurement Law, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Construction Law; Infrastructure Law, and Lexpert Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Lawyers: Global Mining; Infrastructure; Litigation.