Gowling Lafleur Henderson, a Canadian law firm, has added Kenneth W. Movat as a partner in its Toronto office.

Movat, who joins the firm’s national practice in construction law, comes from Movat Eccleston, a construction law firm in Toronto. He practices solely in the area of construction law, with an emphasis on litigation. Over the past 15 years, he has provided legal counsel to owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and surety bonding companies.