We are pleased to announce that the Procurement Law Office has been recognized by Global Law Experts as Canada’s Top Public Procurement Law firm for 2013. The full write up from the 2013 Practice Awards booklet is below.
Led by author Paul Emanuelli, who is recognised by Who’s Who Legal as one of the top ten public procurement lawyers in the world, the Procurement Law Office provides public institutions with standard-setting services delivered by a team of lawyers dedicated to the practice of government procurement.
With a client portfolio spanning six time zones and covering every sector of government, the Procurement Law Office serves the public interest like no other law firm in Canada. The firm brings a unique preventative philosophy to procurement law, promoting the proactive avoidance of legal entanglements and developing systemic institutional solutions to help clients reduce their risks, accelerate their procurement cycles and meet their compliance duties.
With a singular focus on its core business, the Procurement Law Office serves as a major research and development hub, monitoring legal developments and identifying the emerging trends in procurement law that inform its publishing and training operations and drive its unique approach to the delivery of legal services.
The Procurement Law Office consolidates its research into publications that are designed to serve the needs of procurement professionals. Paul Emanuelli is the author of Government Procurement, one of Canada’s leading textbooks on the topic of public procurement, now in its third edition. The firm has also produced two handbooks, The Laws of Precision Drafting and Accelerating the Tendering Cycle, that provide institutions with practical guidance on preparing tendering documents and navigating the complexities of government procurement. Its National Tendering Law Update newsletter delivers regular case law reports to thousands of purchasing professionals across every sector of government in every province, territory and region of Canada
The firm’s educational affiliate, the Procurement Training Office, offers training geared to all phases of the procurement cycle. Through webinars, in-house seminars and public conferences, the firm has delivered training to thousands of professionals from hundreds of institutions across Canada and has successfully collaborated with industry-leading organisations including Osgoode Hall Law School, the Purchasing Management Association of Canada, the Canadian Public Procurement Council, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Atlantic Public Purchasing Association, the Ontario Public Buyers Association (the largest North American branch of the National Institute of Government Procurement),and the Caribbean Procurement Institute.
The firm’s focus on research and innovation is reinforced by a depth of practical knowledge. With decades of combined in-house government experience, its lawyers know the procurement cycle from the inside out. Today, the Procurement Law Office provides legal support to clients through all stages of the procurement process, offering institutional reviews, legal advice and opinions, template and protocol development, project support and litigation services. The firm has a strong track record of success with prominent, high-stakes projects and has updated the procurement practices of major institutions across all sectors of government and industry.
With a core group of dedicated procurement lawyers and an expanding network of sector-specific affiliates, the Procurement Law Office is on par with any international law firm in its ability to handle large and complex procurement matters, including high profile commercial negotiations and litigation defence work.
The Procurement Law Office is pleased to be recognised as Canada’s top public procurement law firm. The firm looks forward to serving the public interest from coast to coast for many years to come.
