 Bennett Jones Education University of Western Ontario, BA (Hons., Political Science), 2007 Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, LLB, 2010 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2011 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. Overview 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 DisputesIn 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 CrimesNathan’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. Commercial Disputes • A high net worth individual in highly contentious competing applications regarding the validity of his succession planning and estate, including in respect of the governance and management of a large multinational consulting firm • Nickel 28 Capital Corp. in its successful defence of a dissident proxy solicitation by Pelham Investment Partners LP, including in the Supreme Court of British Columbia Supreme Court, which confirmed that the purported advance notice of Pelham to nominate directors for election at Nickel 28's annual meeting did not comply with the advance notice provisions in Nickel 28's articles. • Shanghai Lianyin Investment Co. Ltd., in the enforcement of its $233-million CIETAC arbitral award in Ontario to recover assets potentially held in trust for the award debtor • Representation of Optiva Inc. before the Ontario Securities Commission in successfully resisting ESW Capital’s application for relief from the mandatory minimum tender requirement applicable to take-over bids under National Instrument 62-104 - Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids. • Representation of the former auditors of Buckingham Securities in the Superior Court of Justice and in the Ontario Court of Appeal in the successful defence of a class action, and in securing the dismissal of a negligence claim against the defendant accounting firm. • A Swiss-based organization, the Bruno Manser Fund, with 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. • Pro Bono Law Ontario, as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Hinse v Canada (Attorney General) on the issue of indemnification for legal costs in private pro bono litigation. Hinse v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 35 Fraud and Financial Crimes • Invenia Technical Computing Corporation in its successful urgent application for relief arising from an individual improperly holding himself out as sole director, President, CEO, and Chairman of the company • A farm credit cooperative, as Canadian counsel, in its fraud claim concerning the recovery of losses arising from an elaborate cross-border cheque-kiting scheme • For the joint liquidators of Stanford International Bank in recovery efforts arising from losses in the amount of $5.5 billion, the world's second largest Ponzi scheme • For a significant Ontario construction firm in recovery efforts arising from an approximately $8-million kickback scheme |