Jeff Scorgie

Associate

Toronto
416.619.6288

Jeff Scorgie

Experience

Speaking Engagements
Publications

Practice Areas

Jeff Scorgie is an associate in the Construction Practice Group at WeirFoulds with a practice that focuses on drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on other “front end” aspects of construction projects.

Jeff assists his clients in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and providing advice throughout the course of a project as disputes or issues arise. Jeff has experience reviewing, negotiating and drafting all manner of construction contracts including design-build, construction management, EPC, development, consulting and supply agreements. Jeff also routinely provides strategic advice on procurement, tendering and project structuring. His clients include public and private owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and consultants.

Jeff gives back to the construction industry by providing his knowledge and insight as an instructor of the “Law and Construction Contracts” course at the School of Construction Management and Trades / School of Architectural Studies at George Brown College.

Before joining WeirFoulds, Jeff received a Bachelor of Arts (specializing in Political Science) from the University of Toronto in 2011. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa in 2014.

Called to the Bar

Ontario (2015)

Education

J.D., cum laude, University of Ottawa, 2014
B.A. (Hons.), University of Toronto, 2011

Affiliations

Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
The Advocates' Society
Young Construction Leaders

Speaking Engagements

Co-Speaker (with Michael Swartz), " New CCDC 2 – Stipulated Price Contract & Contract Best Practices: What you need to know”, Webinar, Kingston Construction Association, March 10, 2021

Co-Host, "Tools for Success: A Construction Webinar Series", WeirFoulds, Online, April 1-June 10, 2021

Panelist, "Digging In: Three Months Later… Ontario’s New Regulation for Excess Soil (Part 2)", WeirFoulds LLP, Online, March 25, 2021

Speaker, "Ontario’s New Excess Soil Regulation: What You Need to Know ", CANECT, Online, February 25, 2021

Panelist, "Digging In: Ontario’s New Regulation for Excess Soil (Part 1)", WeirFoulds LLP, Online, January 14, 2021

Speaker, "Everything You Need to Know About the New CCDC 2 Contract", FCA Insurance Brokers, Online, January 27, 2021

Co-Speaker (with Michael Swartz), “Identifying & Managing Risk in Construction Documents with the New Construction Law Act”, Presentation Delivered to a Private Institution, May 1, 2019

Speaker, Muskoka Builders Association, Education Session, Bracebridge, January 30, 2019

Instructor, "Law and Construction Contracts", George Brown College, School of Construction Management and Trades / School of Architectural Studies, 2015 to Present