Scott A. Smith

Scott A. Smith

Partner at Gowling WLG
(604) 891-2764
550 Burrard St, Suite 2300, Bentall 5, PO Box 30, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 2010 (ON); 2014 (BC); 2017 (YT)
Scott A. Smith is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Vancouver office. He has a national practice at the confluence of environmental, energy, regulatory, natural resource and Indigenous law. He has a track record of successfully advising clients in high-profile, complex regulatory hearings and related litigation for major natural resource and energy projects across Canada. Scott has extensive experience in negotiating and structuring Indigenous equity ownership of major projects and regularly advises clients on the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous peoples. Scott has assisted Indigenous peoples with respect to all phases of resource development and infrastructure projects in their territories, including mining, oil & gas pipelines, LNG, forestry, hydroelectric, wind, solar and transmission line projects. A skilled negotiator, he has negotiated precedent-setting government-to-government agreements, as well as impact-benefit agreements between Indigenous peoples and companies. Scott also has a thriving litigation and regulatory practice. In 2018, Scott was named a Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 and was included on Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List" from 2017 to 2020. He has also been recognized in Chambers Canada and the Legal 500 Canada.
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