Scott joined MDD Forensic Accountants’ Toronto office in 2005. He opened the Calgary location in 2006 and the Edmonton location in 2011. He is a Partner/Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of our Calgary and Edmonton offices. He is a key member of MDD’s Global Energy team and is Canada’s regional Oil & Gas Coordinator.
Scott has practiced exclusively in litigation support, business valuation and forensic accounting for more than 20 years. This work has included breach of contract, shareholder disputes, expropriation, divorce & marital disputes, fraud, catastrophe services, personal injury & wrongful death, product liability & product recall, business interruption, extra expenses, builders’ risk claims & soft cost claims, stock & contents, and physical damages. He also has extensive experience in the catastrophe services area, managing MDD’s response to claims that occurred as a result of the 2011 Slave Lake wildfire, 2013 Alberta floods and 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires.
Scott’s assignments have encompassed a broad range of industries including oil & gas, power generation and distribution, agriculture, automotive, food and beverage manufacturing, construction, chemical manufacturing, hotels and resorts, shipping/ transportation industries, real estate, retail and wholesale.
In addition to qualifying as an expert witness and providing testimony in The Alberta Court of King’s Bench and Specific Claims Tribunals, he has provided mediation and arbitration services and acted as an Appraiser under the Insurance Act.
He has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on the subject of economic damage quantification.
Scott graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He received his Diploma in Investigative and Forensic Accounting from the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator, and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
