Scott Maidment is one of Canada’s leading litigation counsel, and he has appeared before trial and appellate courts and tribunals across the country. Scott is recognized in Canada and abroad as one of the world’s top product liability lawyers, and is known especially for his work in class actions and complex cases, particularly for companies in the life sciences industry. His trial and appellate practice has also covered a wide range of other legal disputes in a number of economic sectors. He has conducted trials, arbitrations, applications and appeals involving issues of contract, competition law, negligence, insurance law, defamation, employment law, real estate, constitutional law, human rights, and transportation law. Scott has served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School and has taught trial advocacy for The Advocates’ Society, the Attorney General of Canada and the United Nations. Scott has also served as President and Chair of the Board of Directors of The Advocates’ Society, which is widely regarded as Canada’s pre-eminent organization of courtroom and tribunal advocates.
Updated April 2024
