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Our transportation group helps our automotive, rail, shipping and aviation clients navigate an ever-changing environment. Whatever or wherever you’re moving, we’ll make sure you stay ahead of the curve.
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Overview

There is constant pressure on transportation companies to be more efficient, safe and environmentally friendly. We help our clients anticipate and navigate legal minefields so that they can focus on growing their businesses and innovating for the future.

We have a preeminent practice in the transportation sector, providing a full complement of legal services to the leading railway companies in North America, major national and international shipping, transportation, and logistics companies, national and international airlines and aviation companies, pipelines, port and terminal operators, and intermodal and multimodal carriers.

Our transportation practice includes an impressive roster of blue-chip transportation companies, and we are proud of the fact that we have developed decades-long client relationships with many of them.

Our expertise encompasses advice regarding collision and other perils, cargo claims, ports and terminal initiatives and project contracts. We also advise on matters concerning licensing, insurance including claims, taxation, environmental, labour and employment and real estate.

Innovate, anticipate and respond to economic, regulatory, and litigation challenges.

Areas of Expertise

Achievements

  • Ranked nationwide in Transportation: Rail & Road, Chambers Canada 2018 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Transportation law, The Globe and Mail 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Transportation (Road & Rail), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Aviation Law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide in Railroad law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide in Transportation Law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2025
  • Ranked nationwide in Transportation: Other Transport, The Legal 500 Canada 2019 to 2025
  • Ranked nationwide in Transportation: Aviation , The Legal 500 Canada 2018 to 2022
The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Recognized nationwide in Transportation law This award is presented by The Globe and Mail and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

Team

Primary Contacts
  • William Westeringh, KC, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC | Surrey, BC, +1 604 631 3155, [email protected]
  • Peter J. Pliszka, Partner | CHAIR, LIFE SCIENCES LITIGATION | CHAIR, PRODUCT LIABILITY & INSURANCE GROUP, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3336, [email protected]
  • Noah Boudreau, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Montréal, QC, +1 514 394 4521, [email protected]
  • Robert M. Lonergan, Counsel | Indigenous Legal Matters, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4718, [email protected]
  • Rosalind H. Cooper, Partner | Environmental, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5127, [email protected]
  • Michael Parrish, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4863, [email protected]
William Westeringh, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution William Westeringh, KC Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Vancouver, BC Surrey, BC +1 604 631 3155
Peter J Pliszka Toronto Lawyer Peter J. Pliszka Partner | CHAIR, LIFE SCIENCES LITIGATION | CHAIR, PRODUCT LIABILITY & INSURANCE GROUP Toronto, ON +1 416 868 3336
Noah Boudreau Avocat/Associate Montréal Noah Boudreau Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Montréal, QC +1 514 394 4521
Robert M. Lonergan, Counsel | Indigenous Legal Matters Robert M. Lonergan Counsel | Indigenous Legal Matters Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4718
Rosalind Cooper Toronto Lawyer Rosalind H. Cooper Partner | Environmental Toronto, ON +1 416 865 5127
Michael Parrish, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Michael Parrish Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4863

Experience

  • FireSwarm Solutions receives ITB investment from KONGSBERG Canada, [Deal - FireSwarm Solutions Inc.], ITB defence investment from KONGSBERG Canada in autonomous drone technology for wildfire and emergency response.
  • UniUni enters into definitive purchase agreement with MAK Acquisition to go public on TSX in US$1 billion SPAC deal, [Deal - Uni Express Inc.], BC-based last-mile delivery firm, UniUni, signs definitive agreement with MAK Acquisition for a US$1.0 billion go-public transaction.
  • Moment Energy raises US$40 million Series B to build the world's largest second-life battery factory, [Deal - Moment Energy Inc.], Oversubscribed Series B brings total funding to over $100M to scale domestic manufacturing and energy storage deployment across the US and Canada.
  • Air Canada secures favourable arbitration outcome in national flight attendant wage dispute, [Case - Air Canada], Canada’s largest airline prevails in binding arbitration ending nationwide flight attendant wage dispute.
  • GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. completes acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio., [Deal - GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc.], GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc. complete the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating and finance lease portfolios.
  • Sale of Taxi Para-Adapte Inc., [Deal - Taxi Para-Adapté inc.], Sale of Taxi Para-Adapté Inc.
  • Logix ITS acquired by Tapco, [Deal - Logix ITS], Acquisition of Logix ITS by TAPCO.
  • Middlefield’s Infrastructure Dividend Split Corp. Establishes $150 Million ATM (at-the-market) Equity Program, [Deal - Middlefield Limited], Canadian equity income asset manager established "at-the market" equity program.
  • Trimac acquires Searcy Trucking, expanding specialized and flat deck services, [Deal - Trimac Transportation Services Inc.], Trimac acquires Searcy Trucking, expanding specialized and flat deck services.

Knowledge

  • Labour Appeal Court Confirms Dismissal for Unauthorised Gathering and Insubordination, 2/11/2026
  • What to Expect for 2026 in the Aviation Sector in Canada, 1/27/2026
  • Federal Budget 2025: Key Aviation Sector Updates, 11/11/2025
  • Two Skies, Two Standards: A Legal Comparison of the Civil Aviation Oversight and Certification Processes of Transport Canada and the FAA, 9/3/2025
  • Preparing for Takeoff: The Amended Air Passenger Protection Regulations, 7/10/2025
  • Opsis Ruling: Supreme Court Finds Provincial Statute Doesn’t Apply to Two Federally Regulated Businesses Despite the Constraints of Interjurisdictional Immunity, 6/12/2025
  • Block exemption regulations for ports, rail and key feeder road corridors now in place, 5/13/2025
  • Key Security Interests and Documents in Aircraft Financing, 3/13/2025
  • Key Aviation Registers in Canada, 5/2/2024
  • On the Right Path: New E-Bike Regulations in British Columbia, 4/24/2024

Events

  • Reform of the act respecting land use planning and development and new authorities, 6/7/2023
  • Artificial intelligence: Business opportunities and legal issues, 5/4/2023
  • Building today the world of tomorrow, 5/4/2023
  • 2023 Symposium - Own tomorrow, 5/4/2023
  • Expansion into Canada: Why you should consider Toronto for Electric Mobility, 2/25/2021
  • Fasken Automotive Summit, 6/8/2018
  • Fasken Martineau Automotive Summit, 9/29/2015
  • Canada – Iraq Business Seminars, 6/9/2014

News

  • Benjamin Gross comments on key trends in the private aviation industry in Citywealth, 2/11/2026
  • Johan Coertze Joins Fasken's Partnership in Corporate and Commercial Practice, 1/16/2026
  • Fasken Partner Noah Boudreau Named Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, 11/10/2025
  • Rhulani Nkomo Joins Fasken as Partner in the Finance and Projects Group, 11/5/2024
  • The 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognizes 235 Fasken Lawyers, 4/22/2021
  • Fasken Welcomes a New Partner in the Québec Region, 10/13/2020
  • Fasken “Recommended” by GCR 100 for the 8th Consecutive Year, 1/30/2020
  • Forty-Two Fasken Lawyers Ranked in 2020 Edition of Legal 500 Canada, 11/19/2019
  • 2020 Chambers Canada Guide Recognizes 108 Fasken Lawyers, 9/19/2019
  • Fasken Receives High Recognition in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 4/22/2019

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