Scott Smith

Practice Areas

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.

Scott has a track record of successfully advising clients in complex regulatory hearings and related litigation for major natural resource and energy projects across Canada. He 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.

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 The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and the Legal 500 Canada.

Career

Years of Call: 2017 – Yukon

2014 – British Columbia

2010 - Ontario