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Maureen M. Ward

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Co-Head of Fraud Law Practice

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Maureen Ward is a leading fraud and asset recovery lawyer working extensively in the area of litigation related to fraud and financial crime.

Maureen is co-head of the fraud law group and represents stakeholders from multiple industries in complex domestic and international cross-border litigation, internal investigations and multi-jurisdictional disputes. She frequently provides swift legal and strategic advice after the discovery of a fraud including by attending at court to seek urgent tracing and freezing orders.

Maureen's practice includes:

Litigation Related to Fraud and Asset Recovery: Including domestic and international/cross-border litigation, receiverships, liquidations and insolvencies arising from or connected to fraud, corruption-related and financial regulatory investigations, bank and professional liability. Maureen also has extensive experience in obtaining Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, orders in regard to fraudulent conveyances and criminal restitution orders. Maureen also acts as an independent supervising solicitor for the execution of Anton Piller orders and provides advice in responding to injunctions.

Internal Investigations: Including both domestic and international investigations arising from fraud or corruption, employee theft, kickback schemes, whistleblower complaints or regulatory proceedings.

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards: Including conducting asset investigations, seeking injunctive asset freezes and other relief, arguing preliminary motions challenging jurisdiction and all other manner of enforcement work.

Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption Investigations and Compliance: Including advising on compliance with laws and regulations, ABC policies and best practices and assisting in investigations arising from corruption allegations.

Letters Rogatory / Letters of Request: Including by enforcing and defending requests from foreign jurisdictions to obtain evidence or other relief.

Her advocacy experience includes litigation of issues regarding Ponzi schemes, offshore banking, bank liability, data-breaches, bills of exchange, investment disputes, tracing assets in high-value contentious divorce cases involving international and domestic hidden assets, credit card and cheque fraud, insurance fidelity claims, secret commissions, major contractual disputes, international letters of credit and bankruptcy matters.

In addition to these practice areas, Maureen's work also spans a broad range of matters including commercial arbitration proceedings, complex cross-border commercial litigation, Investor-State NAFTA disputes and competition law investigations.

Maureen is frequently called upon to speak and provide lectures in relation to her practice areas including at leading conferences, the International Bar Association, Universities (Osgoode Law and Western Law) and CLE programs. Maureen was interviewed by CBC in respect of investment fraud in Canada. She was also a guest instructor at and completed the Canadian Police College Integrated Financial Investigations course on Investment Fraud. She is a co-author of the legal chapter of the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada (ACFI) Certification Manual.

Maureen is on the steering committee and is a member of the International Fraud Group, a network of fraud litigation lawyers around the world, which allows for ease at tackling multi-jurisdictional high-value fraud disputes. She is also a member of the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Advocates Society. 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

For the joint liquidators of Antiguan based Stanford International Bank, in international and Canadian recovery efforts arising from losses in the amount of $4.4 billion, the world's second largest Ponzi scheme.
For The United States of America Securities and Exchange Commission court appointed federal equity receiver in Texas, in litigation and asset recovery work in the "Chinese Warren Buffet" multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
For a large European publicly traded bookmaker in obtaining and executing an Anton Piller Order following the theft and attempted reselling of private information and data belonging to over a million customers.
For a large publicly traded European company in relation to a complex and sophisticated short-selling scheme in obtaining and executing disclosure orders to identify web-based wrongdoers.
For a large aircraft manufacturer in responding to an aircraft asset freeze arising from a multi-million dollar foreign arbitral award against a foreign sovereign.
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 prosecution relating to the alleged money laundering in Canada of the proceeds of Malaysian political corruption.
For a large aircraft manufacturer in anti-bribery and corruption compliance and investigation.
For an intermediate oil and gas company, Lone Pine, in a NAFTA investor state dispute in Canada.
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.
For the court appointed 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

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Event

International Bar Association Annual Conference 2022

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The Cullen Commission Explores the Issue of Money Laundering Through Virtual Assets

August 17, 2022
       

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The Cullen Commission Releases Its Final Report on Money Laundering in British Columbia—Key Takeaways

June 17, 2022
       

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