Scott Dunlop

Counsel, Vancouver

Scott Dunlop is a business lawyer with extensive expertise in the management and operation of enterprises, including: structuring and financing of companies; executive employment matters; shareholder and partnership issues; and mergers and acquisitions. He acts primarily for owners, entrepreneurs and executives.

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Scott works with his clients to gain a complete understanding of their interests and goals in order to help them achieve the best result for their business. He employs rigorous strategic analysis, gained from experience in business litigation, mediation and negotiation, to successfully close commercial transactions and resolve disputes.

His specific expertise includes:

- executive employment, including retention, compensation and exit;

- shareholder agreements and remedies;

- employment law;

- angel and venture financing;

- consulting contracts and licenses; and

- protection and optimization of intellectual capital.

Scott is also a skilled advocate and practitioner of alternate dispute resolution. He has studied and taught mediation at Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers. He is on the Advisory Board of the CCH British Columbia Corporations Law Guide.

Selected Experiences

Professional Associations & Activities

Member, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia and Yukon branches

Community Involvement

President, Tennis British Columbia (2002-2005)
Chair, Youth Tennis Foundation of British Columbia
Director, Tapestry Foundation for Health Care
Director, Vancouver International Film Festival

Other Activities

Presenter at seminars and author of papers on the protection of knowledge and management of human and intellectual capital
Instructor, Harvard Law School Mediation Course
Advisory board and editor, CCH British Columbia Corporations Law Guide (shareholders' remedies)
Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia

Publications

Events

Best Practices for Executive Employment Contracts
Speaker, Hays Executive Breakfast Workshop
Thursday, 29 November 2012
November 2012

In The News

Davis LLP Client, Bean Services, Wins Entrepreneurial Award
New Ventures BC is one of North America’s largest technology business idea competitions. The four-round competition attracted over 80 B.C. entrants last April who participated in business education [more]
Friday, 28 September 2007
Scott Dunlop Wins Moët & Chandon Championship Tennis Tournament and Fundraiser
Scott Dunlop from the Davis LLP Vancouver office, and his doubles partner, won the Men's "A" Title at the Moët & Chandon Tennis Invitational in Vancouver on Monday, June 11, 2007 [more]
Thursday, 14 June 2007
Davis LLP Advises Harman Canada Co. in US$138 Million Acquisition of QNX Software Systems Ltd.
Harman Canada Co., a subsidiary of Harman International Industries, Inc. acquired QNX Software Systems Ltd. for a purchase price of US$138 million. QNX is a world leader in the development, licensing [more]
Tuesday, 30 November 2004