Expert profile

Lorna Tardif

Partner

Email V-card Profile

Highlights

Hands-on project experience as contractor and project manager.
Proven as a credible witness under cross-examination.
Experienced in providing delay and damage expertise relating to disputes in excess of $100 million.
Strong focus on effective use of technology in capturing and processing complex information.
Recognized as an expert in Canada, the USA and South America.
Fully bilingual (English, French).

Services

Construction Delay & Disruption | Construction Quantum | Commercial Litigation | International Arbitration

Industries

Buildings | Industrial & Manufacturing | Transportation Infrastructure | Mining & Metals | Power & Utilities

Lorna’s keen analytical skills and ability to quickly grasp the key aspects of the arbitration are most impressive. Her extensive knowledge of construction means and methods allows her to quickly grasp key elements of the claim.
Lexology Index - Arbitration

Expertise

Lorna Cuthbertson Tardif is a registered professional engineer with over 35 years of experience in claims consultancy, dispute resolution and project advisory services across the construction industry. She has been appointed as an expert on more than 200 occasions as both a delay and quantum expert.

Lorna has been retained as an independent expert by owners, contractors, design professionals, and financial institutions. She has given expert witness testimony before courts and arbitration panels across Canada and in the USA. She has also sat as an arbitrator and has mediated the resolution of construction disputes.

Lorna has a strong focus on effective project controls and has made innovative use of analytics in her work. Her expertise lies in delay analysis, analysis of labour productivity and quantification of damages and she has experience on many large, complex and high-risk projects.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Client Choice – Arbitration
Arbitration
Energy
Canada – Arbitration

Lorna Tardif is a stand-out expert, highly sought-after for her “knowledge and experience” paired with “analytical and presentation skills”. Lorna’s advice is often solicited on complex energy projects requiring the knowledge of delay and quantum analyses.
Lexology Index - Energy

Background

Lorna has held general contractor, on-site positions on major construction projects across Canada and was the project manager on a complex tunnel boring machine (TBM) project. She founded and managed an independent advisory firm for 25 years, providing project management and construction claims services to both Canadian and international clients.

Lorna holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s in business administration and is a member of the Institute of Mediation and Arbitration – Quebec. She is a frequent speaker, has published papers, and has developed and delivered training programs in both English and French.