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 and the Ontario Court of Appeal, although he has also advised on matters involving the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia.
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Jun 27, 2024
B.C.’s forever litigation: first tobacco, then opioids, now ‘forever chemicals’
On June 21, 2024, the B.C. government filed a proposed national class action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against manufacturers of...
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Blog May 8, 2024
Court confirms difficulty in overturning recognition and enforcement of arbitral award pursuant to UNCITRAL Model Law
Allegations surrounding arbitrator impartiality and independence are not likely to be entertained by Ontario courts if they have already been...
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Osler Update Jul 19, 2022
A delicate balancing act: certifying multi-jurisdictional class actions in British Columbia
Osler lawyers provide their analysis of the B.C. Court of Appeal’s recent decision of an appeal of an order certifying a multi-jurisdictional class...
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Blog Jul 18, 2022
Not all breaches are offensive: the narrow scope of the tort of intrusion upon seclusion
Osler lawyers Christopher Naudie and Rohan Shah share their insights on the evolving privacy tort of intrusion upon seclusion in the context of a...
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Awards and Recognition
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Pro Bono Ontario Honour Roll (2022)
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R.G. Lawson Prize for Law of Freedom of Expression (2017)
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R.G. Lawson Prize for Professional Ethics (2017)
Media Mentions
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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
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
Publications
- Consumer Class Arbitration in Canada: It’s About Time, Canadian Class Action Review (Irwin Law), Vol 15, No 1, 2019
Events
- The ITL Network – Let’s Chat About Diversity & Inclusion (Speaker, July 2021)
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers/Osler – Speed Networking Event (Mentor, February 2021)
- Global Lawyers of Canada – Small Group Program (Speaker, January 2021)
- University of Toronto – GPLLM Career Panel (Speaker, May 2020)
- Advanced Certificate, Westlaw UK (2015)
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2014)
- Certificate in Mandarin Chinese, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
Other Qualifications
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
