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Litigator Lincoln Caylor advises clients on international economic crimes from asset-tracing investigations and asset-recovery litigation, to trust contests over alleged misconduct and enforcement actions in complex, global financial frauds and related internal investigations, including Canada's anti-money laundering regime.

Overview

In 2022, Chambers & Partners Global-wide Asset Tracing & Recovery ranked Lincoln as its sole Canadian-based litigator once again. According to a friendly competitor, “he's the first port of call for any of this work that touches on Canadian territory."

"He's an excellent advocate," a market peer affirms, "Lincoln is a leader…at high-level strategy and setting out a plan to follow to ensure that individual events don’t interrupt the overall plan."

Given his familiarity with multifaceted mandates, Lincoln often helps clients through complex proceedings while simultaneously planning with international counterparts to develop and implement cross-border litigation and asset-recovery strategies and solutions. Chambers & Partners Global-wide Asset Tracing and Recovery latest review, sums him up as a “technically excellent” advocate who “deals with difficult situations in a calm and collected manner.”

Consequently, clients repeatedly highlight his dedication and solid track record, collectively noting him as a National Leader in Who’s Who Legal: Canada - Litigation 2022. “[He] is recognized by market commentators as ‘a top-class litigator’ with unmatched skills in international asset tracing and recovery.”

Lincoln’s professional impact is notable amongst peers who regard him as a voice in and out of the courtroom. He co-founded and frequently cooperates with Fellows of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, a collaboration between elite public and private litigation professionals and the Basel Institute on Governance to expand worldwide access to solutions in economic crime cases.

Lincoln served as a governor and vice-chairman of Upper Canada College and is a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Barrow Foundation. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors for The Macdonald Laurier Institute. Lincoln is a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his devotion to Canada.

,,Lincoln is one of the leading fraud and asset recovery lawyers in the world. Lincoln is a great leader and very senior in our field.,,

Chambers & Partners, 2022

Client Work

Nuance Pharma in its applications seeking the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award and the termination of a CCAA proceeding and the appointment of a receiver under the Courts of Justice Act
Luxtona Limited, an affiliate of Yukos Oil, in proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by the Russian Federation for the set-aside of an interim award related to the Energy Charter Treaty arbitration between Luxtona and Russia.
Exide Canada Inc., the plaintiff, in its application pursuant to s.132 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act to set aside an improvident contract underpinning approximately $18 million worth of counterclaims and to obtain an account of any profit or gain the defendants obtained from that contract. Exide Canada Inc. v. Hilts, 2005 CanLII 40363 (ON S.C.)
Research In Motion Limited, in injunctive relief sought relating to its ultimately successful hostile takeover of Certicom Corp. Certicom Corp. v. Research In Motion Limited, 2009 CanLII 1651 (ON S.C.)
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.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Chambers: Litigation Support

Ranked, Global-wide Asset Tracing & Recovery

Benchmark Litigation: Canada

Recognized as a Litigation Star

Leaders League

Leading – Dispute Resolution: White Collar Crime

Best Lawyers in Canada

Recognized for Corporate and Commercial Litigation

Canadian Law Awards

Litigator of the Year, Excellence Awardee Finalist

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of King's College, BA, 1990
  • University of Ottawa, LLB, 1993
  • Institute of Corporate Directors, NFP-Governance Essentials Program, 2010

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 1995

Insights

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The Strong Borders Act Seeks to Strengthen the Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Regime

August 5, 2025
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June 25, 2025
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News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Lincoln Caylor Speaks on Report Writing in OBA Investigation Series

May 20, 2025
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Litigating Asset Recovery for Victims

February 15, 2024
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