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Scott was called to the bar in 1988. He is a Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers (Chair, Ontario Provincial Committee), a Fellow of International Society of Barristers, and recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada®, Criminal Defence. He is a Faculty Member and Regional Planner, National Criminal Law Program and is a former Director, Advocates’ Society. Scott is a senior criminal defence lawyer experienced in criminal, quasi-criminal, constitutional and special prosecution matters. He has appeared as counsel on numerous trials, argued many appeals in the Court of Appeal for Ontario and has had multiple appearances in the Supreme Court of Canada, including R. v. Stillman, R. v. Goldhart, R. v. Silviera, R. v. Farinacci, R. v. Jarvis, R.v. Ling, R. v. Harrison, and R. v. Wallace. Scott is experienced in all types of criminal cases, including individual representations and corporate/commercial crime, white collar crime, cross-border investigations, foreign corruption, tax evasion, anti-trust/competition, securities, Elections Act, administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), policing (Special Investigations and Police Service Act matters), internet gaming, professional disciplinary matters, proceeds of crime and provincial regulatory prosecutions. Routinely advises boards and special committees of public and private corporations and has been repeatedly retained to act for various government agencies, including several police defendants, government ministries, and regulatory bodies, often as a Special Prosecutor.
Fady graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 2015 and clerked at the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, where he worked closely with the Justices of the Court. After clerking, he articled at a prominent defence firm in Edmonton and joined as an associate after being called to the bar in 2016. Fady is a member of the Law Societies of Ontario, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. In his free time, Fady is an avid target shooter and hunter and has a strong interest in firearms law as well as offences arising from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Fady is fluent in both English and Arabic and is able to assist clients in either language.
Anne-Marie McElroy is a sole practitioner who practises exclusively criminal law. She completed her undergrad at the University of King’s College in Halifax and graduated from Ottawa University with her law degree in 2009. She practised at Hale Criminal Law Office and May & Konyer before founding McElroy Law in 2015. Anne-Marie is a director for the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and a member of the Community Adult Justice Network. Her blog won a 2015 Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie) for Best New Blog and a 2016 Clawbie for Best Practitioner Blog.
Justice Heather Perkins-McVey appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in June 2009 and presides over Criminal matters in Ottawa. Justice Perkins-McVey is the Judicial representative on the Mental Health Court Committee and the Ottawa Drug Treatment Court. Justice Perkins-McVey was actively involved with others in 2007 in setting up the Ottawa Adult Mental Health Court and in May 2008 in setting up the Ottawa Youth Mental Health Court.
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