Scott Beattie is the Managing Partner of Gowling WLG's Hamilton office and former leader of that office's Advocacy Department. Scott conducts a broad commercial litigation practice and routinely represents an array of private and institutional clients with a particular focus on professional negligence and commercial disputes such as breaches of contract, shareholder disputes and debtor/creditor actions. He is preferred counsel for LawPRO, for which he has acted in the defense of legal malpractice claims for over fifteen years. Scott's clients benefit from his keen ability to quickly identify problems and solve them with honest advice and actionable solutions. His results-oriented approach to resolving disputes is firmly rooted in prioritizing his clients' bottom line and providing value-added legal service. If a particular matter is unable to be resolved outside of the courtroom, Scott applies his broad knowledge and in-depth experience across all levels of courts in Ontario, advocating strongly on his clients' behalf to achieve fair and favourable results. He has been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Professional Negligence, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. In 2024, Scott was named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
