Simon Elzen-Hoskyn

Simon Elzen-Hoskyn is a Partner in Dentons’ Edmonton office and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Construction, and Infrastructure and PPP practice groups, focusing on Construction Law. He blends his construction litigation expertise with innovative artificial intelligence technologies.

Simon advises project owners, including utility and pipeline companies, design-builders, contractors and developers in disputes related to construction deficiencies, design errors and omissions, delay claims and various contract and tort claims. He focuses on achieving beneficial outcomes using a variety of alternative dispute resolution practices, including pre-litigation collaborative solutions, and by advocating for clients in arbitration or litigation proceedings. He also employs mediation often for commercial and construction disputes.

He often represents clients in complex arbitrations arising from construction and infrastructure projects, and has honed his expertise in using e-discovery technology, strategic document review and production systems, and generative AI tools, making him ideal counsel for disputes involving large-scale data sets. He also has extensive courtroom and trial experience, including appellate submissions, and has appeared before the Alberta Court of King’s Bench and the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

His representative matters include advising a client in complex arbitration proceedings involving claims exceeding CA$350 million related to design errors in a Canadian PPP light rail project, and claims exceeding CA$400 million for delays and deficiencies in construction of a new highway in Canada. He also has experience in constitutional litigation, including separate school education rights under the Constitution Act and Indigenous legal issues, and advised the Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association as an intervenor in the “Theodore” case (Saskatchewan v Good Spirit School Division No. 204, 2020 SKCA 34).

Simon is recognised in The Legal 500 Canada for Dispute Resolution and Construction. He holds a JD from the University of Alberta (2014) and a B.A. (with Distinction) from The King’s University (2011).