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J. Scott MacKenzie, KC

  • With extensive experience as an energy regulator and administrative tribunal adjudicator, Scott assists clients with energy, planning and corporate commercial matters.
  • Scott MacKenzie K.C. is counsel and strategic advisor based in the Charlottetown office.
  • Scott has just completed his tenure as Chair & CEO of the PEI Regulatory & Appeals Commission (IRAC).
  • Scott has decades of experience in Energy law, including chairing all electricity hearings in the province since 2014. He has extensive experience in Administrative, planning/development and municipal law and land protection act matters.
  • He was a former partner in a large Atlantic Canada law firm where he Chaired the Charlottetown office, corporate commercial practice group.
  • Serving as a senior executive, providing both legal and strategic advice, and leading a group of professionals, gives him a good understanding of needs of clients’ business and legal matters.
  • Scott keeps up to date on legal and industry trends. He has a certificate in energy from the Energy Bar Association. He has been an active member on the Executive of the Canadian Association of Members of Utility Tribunals (CAMPUT) and has taught energy regulation at its annual Energy Regulation Course and other conferences.
  • Scott is also a frequent speaker at national Energy and Advanced Administrative Law Conferences.
  • Scott was appointed Kings Counsel in 2001. He has a BV Distinguished rating from Martindale-Hubble. He was listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Real Estate Law, LEXPERT rated for Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Commercial Law and Property Development Law, and in LEXPERT ROB Magazine as one of Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers.
  • Scott sits as a public member of the Hearing Committee of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), where he adjudicates disciplinary matters involving investment firms and financial advisors, and a Member of the Medical Staff Review Panel for Health PEI. Scott's expertise and leadership in energy, administrative, and corporate law make him a valuable contributor to the legal and regulatory community.

Legal Practice Areas

Energy Law
Administrative Law
Planning and Development Law
Municipal Law
Corporate Commercial Law
Professional Regulation

+ Education
Dalhousie University (1974-1976)
University of Prince Edward Island (1976-1978)
B.B.A. Dalhousie University (1978 – 1981) LL.B.
+ Bar Admission
King’s Counsel (2001)
Prince Edward Island (1982)

+ Memberships
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Canadian Bar Association
Access to Justice Committee PEI (Member)
Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunal (Member)Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (Member)
+ Volunteer
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (Public Member)
Energy Bar Association (Member)
Tribunal Leaders Network (Member)

Summerside

Scott MacKenzie
    +1 902 368 7812
   scott.mackenzie@keymurraylaw.com
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MacKenzie Bernard - Legal Assistant
    +1 902 368 7803
   mackenzie.bernard@keymurraylaw.com
   +1 902 368 3762

J. Scott MacKenzie, KC

Lawyer

With extensive experience as an energy regulator and administrative tribunal adjudicator, Scott assists clients with energy, planning and corporate commercial matters.

J.Scott MacKenzie K.C. is counsel and strategic advisor based in the Charlottetown office.

Scott has just completed his tenure as Chair & CEO of the PEI Regulatory & Appeals Commission (IRAC).

Scott has decades of experience in Energy law, including chairing all electricity hearings in the province since 2014. He has extensive experience in Administrative, planning/development and municipal law and land protection act matters.

He was a former partner in a large Atlantic Canada law firm where he Chaired the Charlottetown office, corporate commercial practice group.

Serving as a senior executive, providing both legal and strategic advice, and leading a group of professionals, gives him a good understanding of needs of clients’ business and legal matters.

Scott keeps up to date on legal and industry trends. He has a certificate in energy from the Energy Bar Association. He has been an active member on the Executive of the Canadian Association of Members of Utility Tribunals (CAMPUT) and has taught energy regulation at its annual Energy Regulation Course and other conferences.

Scott is also a frequent speaker at national Energy and Advanced Administrative Law Conferences.

Scott was appointed Kings Counsel in 2001. He has a BV Distinguished rating from Martindale-Hubble. He was listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Real Estate Law, LEXPERT rated for Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Commercial Law and Property Development Law, and in LEXPERT ROB Magazine as one of Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers.

Scott sits as a public member of the Hearing Committee of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), where he adjudicates disciplinary matters involving investment firms and financial advisors, and a Member of the Medical Staff Review Panel for Health PEI. Scott's expertise and leadership in energy, administrative, and corporate law make him a valuable contributor to the legal and regulatory community.

Legal Practice Areas

Energy Law
Administrative Law
Planning and Development Law
Municipal Law
Corporate Commercial Law
Professional Regulation

+ Education
Dalhousie University (1974-1976)
University of Prince Edward Island (1976-1978) B.B.A.
Dalhousie University (1978 – 1981) LL.B.
+ Bar Admission
King’s Counsel (2001)
Prince Edward Island (1982)
+ Memberships
Law Society of Prince Edward Island
Canadian Bar Association
Access to Justice Committee PEI (Member)
Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunal (Member)
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (Member)
+ Volunteer
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (Public Member)
Energy Bar Association (Member)
Tribunal Leaders Network (Member)

Contact - Charlottetown Office

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MacKenzie Bernard - Legal Assistant
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Contact - Summerside

Scott MacKenzie
    +1 902 436 4851
   scott.mackenzie@keymurraylaw.com
    Add to Address Book
   +1 902 368 3762

MacKenzie Bernard - Legal Assistant
    +1 902 368 7803
   mackenzie.bernard@keymurraylaw.com
   +1 902 368 3762
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