Paul Emanuelli

General Counsel and Managing Director

Paul Emanuelli is an internationally known author and procurement lawyer with over twenty-five years experience in public procurement. He is recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the top ten public procurement lawyers in the world and by the courts as an expert in public procurement industry practices.

His portfolio focuses on major procurement projects with an emphasis on technology and public infrastructure. He has in-depth experience advising public bodies on strategic governance in public purchasing and on negotiating high-profile major procurement projects.

Over the last 20 years, he has trained and presented to thousands of procurement professionals from hundreds of institutions across North America through The Procurement Office and in collaboration with leading industry organizations.

Before launching the Procurement Office, Paul practiced for over ten years as Crown Counsel with the Ontario Attorney General at Management Board Secretariat and Crown Law Office Civil, and headed the Government of Ontario’s Procurement Lawyers Group.

Highlights

  • Recommended by Global Law Experts and by Chambers Global as a leading public procurement lawyer, with the Procurement Law Office recognized as the Canadian Public Procurement Law Office of the Year from 2011-present

  • Selected by Who’s Who Legal as one of the ten top public procurement lawyers in the world

  • Recognized by the courts as an expert in public procurement industry practices

  • A popular public speaker who has trained and presented to thousands of procurement professionals across North America

  • Over 20 years in-depth experience in public sector procurement law

  • Author of numerous publications, including the leading textbook Government Procurement (Lexis Nexis-Butterworths, 5th ed. 2024), The Art of Tendering: A Global Due Diligence (Procurement Publishing Office, 5th ed. 2024), numerous columns for Daily Commercial News and Supply Professional, and multiple papers and articles as posted in the Research section of our website

Representative Transactions and Engagements

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