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Co-chairperson of BLG and member of the firm's Commercial Litigation Group. Certi-
fied by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. 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. In 1988, 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. Past President, County
of Carleton Law Association. Sat as a bencher of the LSUC for eight years. Elected as
a fellow of the ACTL and was its first Canadian President in 2003–04. Recipient of
e Advocates' Society Medal, honorary degrees from the LSUC and the University of
Ottawa, and the OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. Lifetime Achievement in
Pro Bono Award recipient at the 2010 Lexpert® Zenith Awards. Named as an Officer of
the Order of Canada in 2011. Appointed QC in 1976. Ontario Bar, 1962.
Partner and Ottawa regional leader of BLG's Public Law Group. Litigates in all areas, with
emphasis on commercial litigation, public and administrative law, arbitration, Aboriginal
law and insurance law. Has appeared before all Ontario courts, the Nunavut Court of
Justice, Federal Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada, with over 100 reported cases.
Has represented Aboriginal groups and government authorities in cases involving land
claims, improper surrender, breach of both modern and historical treaties, self-govern-
ment issues, and s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Commission Counsel to Elliot Lake
Commission of Inquiry; Counsel to the Right Honorable Jean Chrétien in the Gomery
Inquiry, the Correctional Investigator in the Prison for Women Inquiry, and Assistant
Commission Counsel in the Sinclair Stevens Inquiry. Defends criminal and regulatory
charges. Vice-President, e Advocates' Society. Fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. Called to Ontario Bar in 1982
and Nunavut Bar in 2010.
Partner in the Litigation practice, focusing on complex commercial, corporate and
securities litigation relating to M&A, commercial contract disputes, fraud claims and
Mareva-type injunctions, shareholder disputes and domestic and international arbitra-
tion. Conducts litigation at trial and appellate levels, including before the Supreme
Court of Canada. Has represented Canada's leading public and private companies
and government institutions. Recognized in Chambers Global; e Best Lawyers in
Canada; Canadian Who's Who; Benchmark Canada; e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory; e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada;
and e 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. Awarded
Avocat émérite by the Barreau du Québec and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Medal for his outstanding contribution to the community. Author and photogra-
pher: Portraits of Hope (Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2012). BComm (Hon),
University Scholar, BCL (Hon), University Scholar and LLB, McGill University. Called
to Québec Bar in 1979.
Patrick Ouellet: Partner of the firm since 2006, he is known as a hands-on trial lawyer
and an astute cross-examiner. He practices in the fields of commercial, corporate and
civil litigation, as well as arbitration. He is in charge of many high-profile cases and has a
particular litigation expertise in the fields of securities, telecommunications, class actions,
construction and shareholder disputes. He is ranked as a repeatedly recommended lawyer
in e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2014 in the areas of class actions, corporate
commercial litigation and securities litigation. In 2012, he was named one of Lexpert®'s
"Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." In addition, he is ranked by Benchmark
Canada as a Local Litigation Star in the fields of securities litigation, commercial litiga-
tion, class actions and construction-related litigation.
David W.
Scott,
QC, OC
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (613) 787-3525
Fax: (613) 230-8842
Ottawa
Peter K.
Doody
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (613) 787-3510
Fax: (613) 230-8842
Ottawa
William
Brock, AdE
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6438
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Patrick
Ouellet
Woods LLP
Tel: (514) 982-2551
Fax: (514) 284-2046
Montréal
dscott@blg.com
pdoody@blg.com
wbrock@dwpv.com
pouellet@woods.qc.ca
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