Scott Fletcher is a senior partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office, practising in general corporate and commercial law with significant emphasis on telecommunications, technology, energy and government relations. He is one of the firm’s authorities in providing corporate and commercial advice relating to commercial alliances, strategic and policy board advice and privatizations, as well as in general corporate and commercial matters. Scott also provides advice on numerous regulatory matters in the telecommunications, energy and gaming/lotteries industries. In addition, he routinely provides strategic counsel to corporate clients on telecommunications industry-based matters, the divestiture of government departments and programs into the private sector and other corporate and commercial issues. Scott is the firm's client team leader for several major clients in the telecommunications and energy sectors. He has served as a director of a number of federal Canadian corporations and has represented numerous federal Crown corporations. Scott also serves as an executive team member for a number of firm clients. He has been recognized in both The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada and named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 list.