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Maureen M. Ward

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Toronto

Ward Maureen
 
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T: 416.777.4630


Toronto

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  • Recent Experience
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  • Recent Experience
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Maureen Ward practices commercial litigation and has significant experience in international financial crime and related multi-jurisdictional disputes, including international asset recovery, receiverships in relation to white-collar crime, corruption-related investigations and litigation, financial regulatory investigations and providing legal and strategic advice after the discovery of a fraud.

Maureen represents clients in a broad range of matters, including commercial arbitration proceedings, litigation regarding fraud, complex cross-border litigation, Investor-State NAFTA disputes, insurance, competition law matters, contract disputes, directors' and officers' liability and professional negligence. Her advocacy experience includes litigation of issues regarding Ponzi schemes, offshore banking, money laundering, bank liability, data-breaches, bills of exchange, investment disputes, the enforcement of foreign judgments and commercial arbitration awards, tracing and related injunctive relief in high-net-worth contentious divorce cases involving hidden assets, letters rogatory, credit card and cheque fraud, fidelity claims, employee theft, secret commissions, major contractual disputes, international letters of credit and bankruptcy matters.

Maureen also has extensive experience in obtaining Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, orders in regard to fraudulent conveyances, restitution orders, and disclosure orders. Maureen also acts as an independent supervising solicitor for the execution of Anton Piller orders and provides advice in responding to injunctions.

Maureen was interviewed by CBC in respect of investment fraud in Canada. She is a frequent lecturer on litigation matters, including those related to fraud recovery, at legal conferences, universities and CLE programs, including for the Ontario Bar Association, Osgoode Law CLE, University of Western Law, the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators, Offshore Alert, Ontario Police College and the Canadian Health Care Anti-Fraud Association. Maureen was a guest instructor and also completed the Canadian Police College Integrated Financial Investigations course on Investment Fraud. She is also a co-author of the legal chapter of the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada Certification Manual.

Maureen is a member of the International Bar Association. She was awarded best oralist in Canada in the Philip C. Jessup International Moot competition.

Education

University of Guelph, BA, 1996, with honours University of Windsor, LLB, 1999 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2001

Recent Experience

GSX Participations SA, in its acquisition by TSX-V listed Martello Technologies Group Inc. for $18.7-million in cash and shares.
A Swiss-based organization, the Bruno Manser Fund, in a first-of-its-kind application for a Norwich Pharmacal "disclosure" order to obtain information for use in connection with a potential private criminal prosecution relating to the alleged money laundering in Canada of the proceeds of Malaysian political corruption.
For the joint liquidators of Stanford International Bank, in recovery efforts arising from losses in the amount of $4.4 billion, the world's second largest Ponzi scheme.
For an intermediate oil and gas company, Lone Pine, in a NAFTA investor state dispute in Canada.
The United States of America Securities and Exchange Commission receiver in Texas, in issues and assets in Ontario in the "Chinese Warren Buffet" multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
For a large European publicly traded bookmaker in dealing with the theft and attempted reselling of private information belonging to over a million customers.
Investors in Stanford International Bank Ltd. in claims against Toronto-Dominion Bank. Dynasty v. Toronto Dominion Bank, 2010 ONSC 436 Court File No. 09-8373-00CL Date: 2010-01-21.
Receiver in "Canada's largest Ponzi scheme" involving numerous corporations and individuals.
Hollinger International Inc., in responding to summary judgment motion for $22.5 million arising from transactions with CanWest. CanWest Global Communications Corp. v. Hollinger Inc.; 2004 CarswellOnt 3291; Ontario Superior Court of Justice; August 13, 2004; Docket; 03-CV-260727CM.
Hollinger International Inc., in an arbitration arising from the sale to CanWest Global Communications of approximately $3.5 billion of Hollinger International Inc.'s newspaper and other media assets.
Loblaws, in a multi-million dollar kick-back scheme.
For various Ontario hospitals regarding internal kick-back schemes and frauds.
For the Competition Bureau in respect of "Interac".
For a multi-million dollar construction company in a $7-million dollar kick-back scheme.

Recent Recognition

Benchmark Litigation: Canada
Recognized as a Future Star

Insights, News & Events

Speaking Engagements

Maureen Ward On Cross-Border Recovery Tips

December 09, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Maureen Ward on Preservation of Legal Privilege in International Litigation

November 19, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Chapter 15 and Cross Border Asset Recovery Update

February 3-5, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Demonstration and Commentary: Controlling the Discovery

November 26, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

KPMG Global Forensic Symposium 2019

June 05, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

2019 International Financial Crimes Investigators Conference

April 08, 2019
       

Articles

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Canada

2018
       

Announcements

Getting the Deal Through: Asset Recovery 2019

December 03, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

ACFI 20th Annual Conference

April 30, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

OffshoreAlert’s Miami Conference

April 16, 2018
       

In the News

Lincoln Caylor and Maureen Ward in Toronto Star on Bruno Manser Fonds

December 31, 2017
       

Articles

Maureen Ward and Nathan Shaheen on Asset Recovery

October 30, 2017
       

In the News

Maureen Ward on Litigation Finance in Lexpert

October 11, 2017
       

Articles

Getting the Deal Through: Asset Recovery 2017

September 01, 2016
       

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