100 King St W, Suite 1600, 1 First Cdn Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2001 (ON)
Scott Kugler is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Toronto office and head of the firm’s national Class Action Defence Group and its national Commercial Litigation Practice Group. His practice is focused on complex commercial matters including class actions (primarily in the areas of securities, competition law/anti-trust and municipal liability), shareholder disputes, claims against directors/officers and multi-faceted corporate litigation often involving the oppression remedy. Scott is best known for exceeding his client’s objectives by using the right tools for the case whether it be litigation, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or a combination of them. Scott has been recognized in Chambers Canada, Benchmark Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Legal 500 Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada in a number of different practice areas including class action litigation, corporate commercial litigation, securities litigation and dispute resolution.
On May 20, 2015, BCE Inc. (BCE) and Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) completed their acquisition of GLENTEL Inc. (GLENTEL), a Canadian-based multi-carrier mobile products distributor.
