Lawyer Profile

Bailey J. Harris

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Bailey J. Harris

Overview

Bailey is a partner at TDS with a practice that focuses in the area of construction litigation. She acts for owners, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, and engineers in construction disputes and construction project management matters such as tendering, procurement, contract drafting and negotiation, builder liens, and delay claims.
Bailey also provides advice in connection with workplace safety and health matters. Bailey also has experience assisting clients with a variety of legal issues in a broad range of areas including commercial litigation, contractual disputes, negligence, personal injury, injunctions, debtor/creditor litigation, and professional regulatory matters.
Bailey acts as counsel in proceedings before the courts, arbitrators, adjudicators, labour boards, and human rights tribunals. Bailey also acts as counsel in alternative dispute resolution forums such as private mediations and judicially assisted dispute resolution (JADR).

Services: Administrative
Construction
Insurance
Labour & Employment Law
Injunctions
Procurement Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Human Rights
Agency Services
In-House Counsel Services

Manitoba, 2009

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Labour Law
  • Criminal Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2009 (MB)

Professional Details

Education

Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), University of Manitoba, 2003
Masters of Arts, University of Manitoba, 2008
Bachelor of Laws, University of Manitoba, 2008

Awards & Recognition

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
“Repeatedly Recommended” in Construction Law
Recognized in Lexpert’s Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2020)
Recognized as a leading infrastructure lawyer in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure (2023, 2024, 2025)
Benchmark Litigation Canada
Recognized as a “Litigation Star” in Construction and Corporate Commercial Law
Professional Distinction
Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
Academic Distinction
Recipient, University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
Recipient, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Fellowship (“SSHRC”) for research in Security Studies