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Criteria for Selection
1. A recipient must be a member of the OBA in good standing, and cannot be a member of the OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Executive, the Award Selection Committee or the OBA Board of Directors. The Award shall be given to one recipient only each year.
2. The following factors, in addition to, the OBA's Universal Minimum Criteria for Section Awards, will be considered in determining the recipient of the Award:
3. Excellence in any one or more of the following fields:
  - Construction procurement;
  - Construction litigation;
  - Practice under the Construction Act;
  - Adjudication, mediation and arbitration of construction disputes; and
  - Drafting of construction contracts and documents.
4. Participation in continuing legal education at the OBA, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Ontario or other organizations;
5. Writing and teaching generally on construction law related issues;
6. Mentoring of young lawyers in construction law;
7. Participation in law reform initiatives in the construction law area.
The Award Selection Committee should include a sheet containing a description of the criteria with each nomination form so that all are fully aware of the selection criteria. This will also guide the nomination process.
Nomination Process

The right to make nominations should be restricted to OBA members.
Nomination forms should identify the person or persons making the nomination.
Nomination forms should be accompanied by a full written explanation of the reasons for the nomination, which should address the factors delineated in the "Criteria for selection" section noted below.
No consent of the person being nominated is required to make a nomination.
There should be a period of at least 45 days from the day of formal publication of the notice inviting nominations to the date of the closing of nominations. Given the nomination deadline described below, this means that the notice must be given no later than January 14th of the year in which the Award is to be given.
Notice will be given by OBA email to all members of the OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Section, and can be supplemented with such further notices on the OBA website as the Award Selection Committee deems appropriate.
Each nomination requires the endorsement of two members of the OBA Construction Law Section.
There are no limits on the number of persons anyone can nominate.
Nominations must be received by the Award Selection Committee or the OBA coordinator by no later than March 1st of the year in which the Award may be given.
The notice should refer to a Nomination Form to be used for all nominations.
Deadline for Applications

Nomination information must be submitted online by Friday, February 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Submit a Nomination Form