Nathan J. Shaheen

Nathan’s clients benefit from his custom-tailored legal strategies that align with their most critical business objectives. The result is practical, results-oriented advice delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Commercial Disputes

Nathan is a Chambers-ranked commercial litigator with a track record of advancing successful and—where necessary—novel arguments before all levels of court in Ontario and the courts of other Canadian provinces. He also advances his clients’ interests before arbitral tribunals and other avenues of dispute resolution.

Nathan’s experience as trial and appellate counsel includes obtaining precedent-setting decisions in high-value contractual, professional negligence, directors’ and officers’ liability and other complex commercial disputes, as well as obtaining recognition and enforcing significant foreign judgments and arbitral awards.

A sought-after thought leader, Nathan is widely published in leading industry journals and speaks on emerging legal and regulatory issues, sharing insights and helping clients stay ahead in an ever-changing landscape.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

Nathan’s commercial disputes practice regularly involves financial crimes such as fraud. He investigates financial misconduct, traces and safeguards misappropriated assets and ultimately recovers them through civil claims against perpetrators and third-party facilitators. Reflecting the international nature of his practice, Nathan leverages a global network of financial crime specialists to secure tangible outcomes in jurisdictions around the world that protect his clients’ interests and restore financial integrity.

Nathan is also a trusted advisor on all aspects of Canada’s anti-money laundering regime, including under Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Criminal Code. He regularly evaluates and works to mitigate money laundering risks arising from clients’ operational, transactional and cross-border activities, and assists clients in responding to compliance reviews and enforcement proceedings by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), including before the Canadian Federal Court.