Rohan Shah

Associate, Disputes

Toronto

(416) 862-6795 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2019 |

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Rohan is an associate in our Disputes Group. He regularly advises clients on individual and class litigation involving breach of contract, misrepresentation and fraud, negligence especially in the context of product liability, oppression, enforcement of foreign judgments and letters rogatory, and privacy breaches. Rohan is also developing an international arbitration practice and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has appeared in the Ontario Superior Court, Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court, although he has also advised on matters involving the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador and Supreme Court of British Columbia. Moreover, he has appeared before distinguished arbitrators and mediators.

Alongside his practice, Rohan is actively involved in pro bono matters and community outreach. He volunteers as Duty Counsel with Pro Bono Ontario and mentors students in high school and law school.

Rohan holds an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School and was also educated in the UK and US. His writing has been published in the Canadian Class Action Review and he has been cited in the media. Rohan can read intermediate French and has lived in Canada, the UK, the US, India, and Singapore.

Areas of Expertise

Representative Work

  • A pharmaceutical company and national retail pharmacy chain in the defence of multiple class actions commenced across the country in respect of opioid products, including a novel statutory action commenced on behalf of the provincial governments.
  • A leading medical device company in product liability disputes defending actions in multiple jurisdictions.
  • A leading manufacturer of motors and power transmission components in multiple product liability disputes.
  • A global investment manager in respect of claims seeking to recover funds misappropriated in an alleged fraudulent scheme.
  • A global real estate investment management advisor and a Canadian energy company in defeating proceedings at the Ontario Court of Appeal alleging fraud.
  • A Canadian mass media company in its defence of a class action and multiple individual actions alleging negligence and conspiracy in the context of an alleged fraudulent foreign exchange investment scheme.
  • A British entity in confidential ICC international arbitration proceedings, including defeating urgent requests for injunctive relief.
  • A province of Canada in responding to injunction proceedings regarding an energy generation project.
  • The Canadian affiliate of a multinational accounting firm in resisting requests for evidence through American letters rogatory.
  • A major airport authority in resisting requests for evidence through American letters rogatory.
  • A Canadian multinational entertainment company defending a breach of contract claim advanced by its licensor in respect of a motion picture.
  • A major airport authority in disputes involving ground transportation providers, including successfully striking out a claim.
  • The administrator of a leading pension plan defending a claim with respect to a refund of an alleged overpayment to a beneficiary, including a successful motion to strike.
  • A technology consulting firm in a dispute flowing from an asset purchase agreement.
  • A Canadian real estate investment business in a commercial lease dispute.
  • An American multinational financial services firm in a dispute regarding its credit card business.
  • A wealth management firm in disputes relating to investment advisors’ non-compete and non-solicitation covenants.
  • A climate technology company in a dispute with an executive.
  • A biopharmaceutical company in a dispute regarding radiopharmaceuticals.
  • An American multinational technology corporation in its response to requests for information by way of production orders.
  • An affiliate of an electricity transmitter in the enforcement of a settlement.

Awards and Recognition

  • Pro Bono Ontario Honour Roll (2022)
  • R.G. Lawson Prize for Law of Freedom of Expression (2017)
  • R.G. Lawson Prize for Professional Ethics (2017)

Media Mentions

  • Osler News May 16, 2023

    Osler litigation lawyers named to Pro Bono Ontario’s ‘Honour Roll’

    Pro Bono Ontario has recognized five Osler lawyers for their work in the last year on its first-ever Honour Roll.

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Community Involvement

  • Pro Bono Ontario, Duty Counsel
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, Mentor
  • Global Lawyers of Canada, Mentor
  • Law in Action Within Schools, Mentor

Credentials

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.M.
  • University of Manchester, LL.B. (First Class)
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
  • Global Lawyers of Canada
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

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