Sandra Astolfo

Partner

Toronto
416.947.5045

Sandra Astolfo

Sandra Astolfo is a Partner at WeirFoulds with a practise devoted to infrastructure and construction law. She has worked with her clients for almost 25 years and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs and industry conferences.

From negotiating construction agreements, to providing contract administration advice, to litigating, mediating and arbitrating disputes, Sandra advocates on behalf of all project participants. She also assists her clients with protecting their interests in the event of a project participant’s insolvency.

Sandra is a Fellow of both the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and the Construction Lawyers Society of America. Both are associations composed of outstanding lawyers who are distinguished for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct.

She is certified by The Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Construction Law and has authored numerous articles on various construction law topics.

Sandra is the recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s 2019 Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence and is the first female recipient of the award.  She is also repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in Construction Law.

    Awards

    • Recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s 2019 Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence (Sandra is the first female recipient of the award).
    • Repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in Construction Law.
    • Repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in Construction Law.
    Called to the Bar
    • Ontario (1995)

    Education
    • LL.B., Queen's University, 1993
    • B.A. (Hons.), York University, 1990
    Affiliations
    • Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow
    • Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow
    • The Law Society of Upper Canada - Specialist in Construction Law
    • The Advocates' Society
    • Ontario Bar Association Construction & Infrastructure Law Section

    Upcoming Event

    Apr112023

    Managing Construction Liens in Ontario 2023 – Osgoode Hall Law School

    Partner Sandra Astolfo will co-chair the 4th Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario, which will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 as part…View Event

    Speaking Engagements

    Co-Chair, "4th Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School, April 11, 2023
    Speaker, "Working With An Expert - What You Need to Know", OBA Civil Litigation Program, Ontario Bar Association, Online, February 14, 2023
    Speaker, "OBA Construction & Infrastructure Law / Young Lawyers Division Program", Ontario Bar Association, OBA Conference Centre, November 3, 2022
    Co-Chair, "Construction Law Advocacy", The Advocates' Society, November 2, 2022
    Speaker, "Construction 101 & Beyond", Toronto Construction Association, Online, March 17, 2022
    Co-Chair, " 3rd Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School, Online, April 1, 2022
    Speaker, "Litigation", Construction Dispute Symposium 2021, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Online, July 6, 2021
    Speaker, "Construction Dispute Symposium 2021 – RICS", Online, May 25-August 3, 2021
    Co Chair, " Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School, Online, February 22, 2021
    Speaker, "Legal Guide to Managing Contracts & Risk in Design Projects", Osgoode Hall Law School, Online, December 4 and 11, 2020

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