Simon advises construction industry players both “upstream,” for example, concerning governance and integrity programs, and “downstream.” He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and has acted as both a pleader and an arbitrator.
Specializing in complex litigation, Simon has handled a large number of important cases, before both courts and arbitration tribunals. He has pleaded a number of landmark cases in the field of construction law in recent years.
Simon has published numerous articles and given many presentations in Canada, the United States and other countries in the Americas and Europe, on subjects related to the fields of litigation and construction, and he serves regularly as a trainer in workshops for younger lawyers on the art and techniques of trial advocacy.
A ruling obtained from an international arbitration tribunal (Geneva) granting in full the compensation claim filed by a Canadian engineering firm against a public corporation based in Europe.
- Construction Polaris Inc. v. Hydro-Québec
: The contractor, who was denied a receipt in full discharge, was awarded fair compensation for additional costs incurred with regards to a major construction site. This ruling, upheld on appeal, was one of the first to annul a release (transaction) for defect of consent resulting from economic violence.
- Couillard Construction Limitée v
. Procureur général du Québec: The contractor was granted payment in full for additional work caused by soil contamination, and their client's counterclaim was dismissed in its entirety.
- Couillard Construction Limitée v. Procureur général du Québec
(Ministère des Transports du Québec): The contractor was awarded compensation for damages suffered following the unlawful rejection of their bid by the Ministère des Transports.
- Successful arbitration in favour of the client owner consisting of the dismissal of a claim for additional compensation filed by a contractor and their subcontractor in connection with the rehabilitation and expansion of an airport.