david scott oc, cr

DAVID SCOTT OC, C.R.
Avocat-conseil
T 613.787.3525
F 613.230.8842
Ottawa
[email protected]
Appel et révision
Litige relatif au droit des médias et diffamation
Arbitrage commercial national
Arbitrage international
Litige relatif à la propriété intellectuelle
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Ottawa, 1960
David Scott is Co-Chairperson of BLG and counsel in the Ottawa office. David is
certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) as a Specialist in Civil Litigation.
He acts as general counsel in matters involving intellectual property litigation,
commercial litigation, professional negligence, personal injury, criminal litigation and
administrative law, and presides as a commercial arbitrator.
BA, Loyola College (University of
Montréal), 1967
Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1976
Ontario, 1962
Activités professionnelles
Fellow, American College of Trial
Lawyers (1984-present); Ontario
Provincial Chair (1993-94); Regent
(1996); Secretary (2000); President
Elect (2002); President (2003)
Director, Supreme Court of Canada
Advocacy Institute
Member, IP Neutrals of Canada
Bencher, Law Society of Upper
Canada, elected 1991, re-elected
1995
Past President, County of Carleton
Law Association, and Past Member,
Board of Governors of Carleton
University
In 1988, David occupied the Milvain Chair in Advocacy at the University of Calgary Law
School and in 2010 was the first Silas Hylak Chair in Advocacy at the University of
Saskatchewan College of Law. In 1984, he was elected a Fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers and was its first Canadian President in 2003-04. In 1996, he
was appointed by the Minister of Justice as the Chair of the Triennial Review
Commission established under the Judges Act of Canada. In 2001, he received
Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from the LSUC and the University of Ottawa. In 1999,
he was awarded The Advocates' Society Medal and in 2003 the Carleton Medal from
the County of Carleton Law Association. In 2005, he received the Ontario Bar
Association Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. In 2010, he received the Lifetime
Achievement Award in Pro Bono from Lexpert and in 2011, he was invested as an
Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012, he was awarded the Lexpert Zenith Award:
Celebrating Leadership. In 2014, he was named Alumnus of the Year by the University
of Ottawa for leading the fundraising efforts to build the Ian G. Scott Courtroom, which
opened at the Faculty of Law in October 2013.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Author of numerous articles on a variety of legal topics, including:
Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute
of Canada

William Howard Memorial Lecture on “Access to Justice: Global Warming
in the Legal Profession," 2012.
Practitioner in Residence, University
of Ottawa Law School

“Access to Justice & Pro Bono Services,” University of Ottawa Pro Bono
Students Canada, 2011.
Member, National Action Committee
on Access to Justice

“Professionalism & Access to Justice,”The Advocates’ Society
Symposium on Professionalism, 2009.
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Member, Board of Directors for the
Ottawa Convention Centre

Member, Honorary Council of the
Canadian Centre for International
Justice
“Advocates: Canada versus United States: Are We Innovators or
Imitators?”County of Carleton Law Association Civil Litigation Updated,
2004.

“Innocence is not Necessarily Bliss,”The Advocates’ Society Fall
Convention, 2002, (with Mandy Moore).
Member, Pro Bono Canada

“Relationships between Trial Lawyers: A Code of Civility,”American
College of Trial Lawyers Joint Meeting, Ontario & Upstate New York
Fellows, 1998.
Activités communautaires
Member, Board of Directors,
University of Ottawa Heart Institute;
Chair, Quality of Care Committee;
Member, Governance Committee
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Recognized in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Canada – The Definitive
Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local
Litigation Star: Ontario" and a "Litigation Star: General Commercial and
Intellectual Property."

Recognized in the 2015 and 2014 editions of Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate Commercial
Litigation).
Member, Board of Directors,
Operation Come Home

Recognized as a leading Canadian lawyer in the 2013 Lexpert® Special Edition on Litigation Lawyers.
Member, Board of Trustees,
Canadian Irish Studies Foundation at
Concordia University
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Recognized as a leading dispute resolution lawyer in the 2016, 2015 and
2014 editions of The Legal 500 Canada.

Recognized as the 2016 Ottawa Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year
and the 2013 Ottawa Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year by The
Best Lawyers in Canada®.

Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition (and since 2006) of
The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Administrative and Public Law,
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company
Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Defamation and Media
Law, Director and Officer Liability, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property
Law, International Arbitration, Legal Malpractice Law, Medical
Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Law, Securities
Law).

Recognized in the 2014 and 2013 editions of Chambers Global – The
World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Dispute Resolution: Ontario).

Recognized in the 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (International Commercial Arbitration, Litigation – Commercial
Insurance, Litigation – Corporate Commercial, Litigation – Directors' &
Officers' Liability, Litigation – Product Liability, Litigation – Public Law,
Litigation – Securities, Professional Liability).

Recognized in the 2014 and 2013 editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (International Commercial Arbitration, Litigation –
Commercial Insurance, Litigation – Corporate Commercial, Litigation –
Defamation & Media, Litigation – Directors' & Officers' Liability, Litigation
– Product Liability, Litigation – Public Law, Litigation – Securities,
Personal Injury, Professional Liability).

Recognized in 2012 with the Lexpert® Zenith Award, honouring lawyers
who have been change-agents for 40 or more years, for their clients,
Chair, Board, Canadian Stroke
Network, a neuroscience research
organization, from inception in 1999 to
2005
Member, Board of Directors, Pro
Bono Law Ontario; Chair, 2008-10
Past Director, numerous social and
philanthropic organizations, including
the United Way, John Howard
Society, CARE Canada and Ottawa
General Hospital
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firms, companies, department, faculties, profession, colleagues and/or
communities, and in 2010 with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his pro
bono contributions from Lexpert®'s Zenith Awards.
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Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ 5 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
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Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of Who's Who Legal
Canada (Commercial Litigation).
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Recognized as a leading Canadian cross-border litigator in the 2014 and
2013 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Litigators.
À PROPOS DE BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L
Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) est un grand cabinet juridique canadien
qui offre à ses clients une gamme complète de services, principalement en droit des
affaires, litige commercial et arbitrage ainsi que propriété intellectuelle. BLG est l’un des
premiers cabinets juridiques en importance au pays; il compte plus de 725 avocats,
agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du
Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de
financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
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