Carter Czaikowski

Carter's practice focuses on construction and infrastructure disputes, commercial litigation and arbitration, and corporate and shareholder disputes.

A significant part of Carter's practice involves disputes arising from major energy and infrastructure projects, including large-scale arbitrations.  His experience includes disputes concerning EPC contracts, project delay, construction and commissioning issues, deficiencies, warranty obligations, change claims, and other contractual and technical issues arising during project execution.

Carter's broader commercial litigation practice includes contractual disputes, corporate governance and control disputes, shareholder and oppression claims, and disputes arising from oil and gas agreements and transactions. He has also worked on cross-border and regulatory matters involving Canadian economic sanctions, corporate ownership and control, the recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards, and regulatory investigations.

Carter Czaikowski first joined Rose LLP as a Summer Student in 2022 and subsequently articled with the firm before being called to the Alberta Bar.

Carter obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary, where he earned Dean’s List honors for high academic standing. During law school, he served as President of the Business Law Association and Co-Editor in Chief for the Alberta Law Review (Calgary). He also worked as a research assistant at the Canadian Institute of Resources Law and gained experience with the legal department of a major pipeline company.

Carter also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Calgary. Before attending law schoool, he worked in the supply chain group of major international oil and gas company.  Prior to attending university, Carter played for the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Hockey League.

### PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member of the Law Society of Alberta
• Member of the Calgary Bar Association
• Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Construction Law (South) Section
• Member of the Advocates’ Society

### REPRESENTATIVE WORK

• Member of the counsel team representing the owner of a major power generation facility in a large-scale arbitration with its EPC contractor involving construction and commissioning issues, project delay, alleged deficiencies, warranty claims, and other project completion disputes.
• Member of the counsel team acting for a non-profit owner in construction litigation arising from a development project, including disputes concerning site conditions, change orders, construction costs and project administration
• Member of the counsel team acting in commercial litigation involving oil and gas agreements and related transactional issues.
• Counsel in a corporate and shareholder dispute involving corporate governance and control, minority shareholder rights, and oppression claims.
• Member of the counsel team retained to provide an expert opinion in international arbitration proceedings, and subsequently advised on the recognition and enforcement of the resulting arbitral award and on corporate ownership and control issues arising under Canadian economic sanctions.
• Member of the counsel team acting for a public sector client in connection with a public inquiry and related investigations.

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### PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Author with Catriona Otto-Johnston, "Additional Risk in Condo Construction: Could the Principles in Winnipeg Condos be Extended to Developers?", Rose LLP Insight Blog, July 15, 2022. (https://www.rosellp.com/insight/additional-risk-in-condo-construction-could-the-principles-in-winnipeg-condos-be-extended-to-developers)

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