While not from the world of academe, W. Iain Scott knows leadership is about appointing good people around you. Preparing for a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Law as the school year begins, he is confident such guidance is already a part of the university structure. Scott, who recently retired from an eight-year term as the first-ever chair and chief executive officer of one of Canada’s largest law firms, McCarthy Tétrault LLP , succeeds Ian Holloway, who completed his second five-year term as dean this summer.
A graduate of Yale and Queen’s University, Scott specialized in commercial law from 1979 to 2002, developing an expertise in a financial restructuring and reorganization practice, acting for debtors, creditors and strategic investors involved in forest products, manufacturing,financial services, and telecom sectors.
During his tenure as chair and CEO , Scott appointed and led a senior leadership team to oversee development of the firm’s strategic plan which focused on building the strengths of McCarthy Tétrault’s 600-plus lawyers and implementing a team-oriented approach to delivering exceptional legal services to the firm’s national client base.
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