Lindsay Scott
Lindsay Scott is a business-minded litigator that finds practical solutions to a wide range of employment and commercial disputes. Lindsay has represented businesses and individuals at all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. She is also frequently retained to conduct or advise organizations on sensitive workplace investigations.
Lindsay is regularly cited in the media, having offered her legal expertise on CTV News, CBC News: the National, in Chatelaine magazine, and various podcasts and radio shows. Lindsay’s work has also received significant recognition within the legal community. In the past four years alone, Lindsay has received the following recognitions:
Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 – Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law
Labour and Employment Litigator of the Year (Benchmark Litigation – 2023)
“Repeatedly Recommended” by peers for Commercial Litigation (Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2022)
Future Star (Benchmark Litigation – 2022)
40 & Under Hot List for Litigation (Benchmark Litigation – 2022)
Rising Star in Litigation, Leading Lawyer Under 40 (Lexpert Magazine – 2021)
Precedent Setter (Precedent Magazine – 2020)
Lindsay is an active volunteer with Pro Bono Ontario’s Free Legal Advice Hotline, a frequent presenter on Continuing Legal Education panels, and is a co-founder of GROWL (Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators).
Education
- University of Ottawa, J.D., 2010
- University of Alberta, M.A., 2007
- Brock University, B.A. (Hons.), 2006
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 2011
Professional Affiliations
- The Advocates' Society
- GROWL (Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators)
Awards and Honours
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Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 - Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Labour and Employment Law
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Benchmark Litigation - 40 & under notable litigators in Canada.
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Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 - Labour and Employment Law
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Benchmark Litigation - Future Star
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Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory - Repeatedly Recommended - Litigation - Corporate Commercial
Representative Work
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Acts for employees and employers in employment litigation (see recent Ontario Court of Appeal win 2022 ONCA 454).
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Acts for executives in negotiating favourable employment contracts and termination packages.
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Advises businesses about human resources and employment law concerns, including human rights law and terminations.
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Conducts sensitive workplace investigations and/or advises employers and employees on such investigations.
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Represents commercial litigation clients on shareholder disputes, oppression actions, breach of contract claims, and other business-related disputes.
Community Involvement
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Co-founder – GROWL (Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators)
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Volunteer – Pro Bono Ontario Free Legal Advice Hotline
Publications
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Contributor – Varcoe: Alberta employers weight mandatory vaccination shots for workers – Calgary Herald – August 2021
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Contributor – Porter Airlines, other companies to require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test for all staff – cbc.ca – August 2021
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Feature – Precedent Magazine – The Precedent Setter Awards – Summer 2020
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Contributor – I can do my job from home – but they want me to come in: COVID-19 employment questions, answered – Chatelaine Magazine – June 2020
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Contributor – Can my boss make me take the bus? COVID-19 employment questions, answered – Chatelaine Magazine – May 12 2020
Presentations
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Guest speaker – Workplace considers COVID-19 vaccine requirements – The National – August 2021
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Guest speaker – Segment on vaccines – The World at Six – CBC Radio – August 2021 (segment starts at 16:48)
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Presenter – Emerging Issues in Directors’ and Officers’ Liability 2021 – Law Society of Ontario – April 2021
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Presenter – Legal 101 for physicians – Canadian Women in Medicine’s Leadership Series – March 2021
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Presenter – Civil Sexual Assault: Critical and Emerging Issues – Osgoode Professional Development – February 2021