About Tristan Neill

Neill, an associate in Gowling WLG's Waterloo Region office, helps resolve disputes on Ontario construction and infrastructure projects. Municipalities, institutions, developers and builders all bring Neill their problems, most often over delay, deficiencies, liens and payment, and the work spans dispute management through to litigation.

Neill also drafts and negotiates construction contracts, so clients go into a project with clear terms and a sensible split of risk. There's a second practice too: expropriation, where Neill acts for property owners, tenants and business owners and appears before municipal boards and councils, the Ontario Land Tribunal included.

Neill was called to the Ontario bar in 2019 after a JD from the University of Toronto, and came to law by way of a master's degree in philosophy. Chambers Canada and The Legal 500 Canada have both recognized the associate since 2023. Outside the courtroom, Neill presents regularly on new construction case law, helps prepare Gowling WLG's yearly review of expropriation decisions, and serves on the editorial board of the firm's Real Estate and Infrastructure Group newsletter.

Practice areas

Construction and infrastructure disputes

Neill manages and litigates disputes on Ontario construction and infrastructure projects, with a focus on delay, deficiency, lien and payment claims. Clients include municipalities, institutions, developers and construction companies.

Construction contracts

Drafting and negotiating construction contracts so clients start a project with clear terms and well-allocated risk.

Expropriation

Acting for property owners, tenants and business owners on expropriation matters, including appearances before municipal boards and councils and the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Education & credentials

  • JD, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (2018)
  • MA, University of Toronto (2014)
  • BA, Western University (2013)
  • Called to the Ontario bar (2019)

Awards & recognition

Publications & speaking

  • Gautam v. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, Ontario Expropriation Association Fall Conference (2020)
  • Expropriation Law: A Year in Review (contributor), Gowling WLG

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