Nathan Shaheen advises Canadian and international clients on their most significant and complex commercial disputes. Reflecting his career-long focus on fraud and other financial crimes, Nathan also offers unparalleled expertise in Canada’s anti-money laundering regime.
Nathan’s clients benefit from his commitment to developing nuanced and tailored legal strategies that align with their unique circumstances and most critical business objectives. The result is practical, results-oriented advice delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Commercial Disputes
In his commercial disputes practice, Nathan advances his clients’ interests before all levels of court in Ontario and other Canadian provinces, as well as before arbitral tribunals and other avenues of dispute resolution. He is an experienced trial and appellate counsel, with a track record of fearlessly advancing successful and—where necessary—novel arguments. His experience includes contractual, professional negligence, directors’ and officers’ liability, and other complex commercial disputes, as well as obtaining recognition and enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Fraud and Financial Crimes
Nathan’s work regularly involves fraud and financial crimes. He investigates financial misconduct, traces and safeguards misappropriated assets, and ultimately recovers them through civil claims against perpetrators and third-party facilitators. Leveraging a global network of fraud lawyers, law enforcement agencies, insolvency professionals, forensic accountants and private investigators, Nathan secures tangible outcomes that protect his clients’ interests and restore financial integrity.
Nathan is 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, opines on 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).
A sought-after thought leader in his field, Nathan is regularly 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.
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