Our People

Kathleen Scott Preston*

Partner

Kathleen Scott Preston brings over a decade of experience delivering clear, effective, and client-focused legal solutions. Her practice spans corporate and commercial law, real estate, and wills and estates, guiding clients through both everyday legal needs and complex transactions.

Kathleen’s corporate practice is centred on supporting small and medium-sized businesses at every stage of growth. She regularly collaborates with business owners and their accountants on incorporations, shareholder agreements, corporate reorganizations, business acquisitions and sales, and succession planning. She also assists clients in meeting their corporate compliance and annual filing obligations.

In her real estate practice, Kathleen advises on both residential and commercial transactions, including new-build purchases, refinancing, leasing, and property transfers. Known for her steady and supportive approach, she helps clients navigate the full life cycle of a deal from initial negotiation through to closing and particularly enjoys working with first-time buyers.

Complementing the above practice areas, Kathleen maintains a wills and estates practice, providing tailored estate planning advice and preparing wills and powers of attorney. Kathleen can also assist those navigating the administration of estates.

A former summer and articling student with the firm, Kathleen was called to the Ontario Bar after completing her articles. She now gives back to the next generation of lawyers as one of the firm’s Articling Principals—an experience she is often asked to share.

Outside of the office, Kathleen is usually caught up in her kids’ social schedules and their ongoing sibling negotiations, where she serves as counsel, judge and jury. She also enjoys playing (very) recreational hockey, hiking and running in unfamiliar places (ideally with a good coffee at the end), and stand-up comedy, though strictly as an observer. She has no interest in gardening, which her neighbours have politely stopped trying to change.