Bio
Ramez assists clients and senior counsel in navigating a wide range of construction and infrastructure disputes. His practice includes both traditional litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with experience in lien, delay, and deficiency claims, as well as surety and performance bond matters.
Ramez has acted on files representing owners, general contractors, and consultants in litigation, arbitrations, and mediations. Drawing on his business background, he provides pragmatic, results-oriented advice that balances legal and strategic considerations.
Ramez earned his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he held several leadership roles and served as a Dean’s Fellow.
Memberships
- Advocates’ Society
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
Representative Work
- Acted on disputes and advisory matters relating to several large-scale LRT and infrastructure projects across Ontario, including projects within the Greater Toronto Area.
- Assisted in a public inquiry into a major LRT system, examining the commercial and technical causes of system failures and derailments.
- Supported counsel on matters involving a significant cross-border bridge and transportation infrastructure project.
- Assisted on a major environmental remediation and redevelopment project involving complex contractual and technical issues.
Rankings & Recognition
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University:
- Dean’s Fellow for Professor John McCamus, 2021
- Recipient of the McCarthy Tétrault LLP National Award
- Schulich School of Business, York University
- Graduated with Distinction (Top 15%)
- Recipient of York University Entrance Scholarship
Representative Publications
- Co-author, “Part 1: The Duty to Defend in Long-Tail Claims: An initial review of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Loblaw Companies Limited v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada”, published in Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Legal Update
- Co-author, “La Française IC 2 v. Wires: Abuse of Process in Arbitral Enforcement Proceedings”
- Co-author, “DMZ v DNA: Recourse Against Determinations by Arbitral Administering Institutions”
- Co-author, “Heckman v. Live Nation: Unconscionability and the Limits of Novelty in Arbitration Agreements”
- Co-author, “Eurobank Ergasias S.A. v. Bombardier Inc: Letters of Credit and the Fraud of Third Parties”
- Co-author, “Sjostrom Sheet Metal v Kelson: Transparency and Effective Communication in Non-Fixed Price Construction Contracts”
- Co-author, “Aiteo E&P Company Ltd v Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd & Ors: Disclosure Obligations, Prior Expert Appointments, and res judicata in Arbitration”
- Co-author, “Gay Company Limited v. 962332 Ontario Inc: The Meaning of “Registration” under the Construction Act and Land Titles Act”
- Co-author, “Coinbase Inc. v. Suski: Arbitrability in the Context of Conflicting Agreements - Who Decides?”