Ahmed Shafey

Ahmed maintains a diverse commercial litigation practice, providing advice in the context of contractual disputes, professional liability actions, national and global class actions lawsuits, antitrust matters, shareholder disputes, cyber security / data privacy matters, product liability actions and government procurement litigation.

Ahmed has been retained to act in a number of civil fraud and asset recovery matters and business crime investigations and has obtained and defended against injunctions in several different contexts, ranging from the urgent recovery of personal property to ex-parte asset freezing orders.

Ahmed has advised clients in relation to cyber security / data privacy related concerns, blockchain disputes and in respect of emerging issues relating to the adoption of artificial intelligence by commercial parties.

He is a frequent contributor to Baker McKenzie's Canadian Fraud Law and Global Class and Collective Actions Blogs.

• Obtained a judgment in fraud and an international asset freezing order for a Provincial hospital network relating to the non-delivery of PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Counsel on a number of blockchain related fraud matters, including a $20 million case involving an organized crime ring spanning multiple jurisdictions.
• Acted for a major Canadian University in defeating a judicial review application in relation to its Covid-19 vaccine mandates.
• Counsel for a major aircraft manufacturer in $200 million litigation involving the alleged breach of a long-term supply contract.
• Represented a multinational defendant in a $9.2 billion securities class action (largest in Canadian history), related Ontario Securities Commission proceeding and various international claims and arbitrations.
• Defended a seismic exploration company in connection with coasting trade and intellectual property disputes. Summary Judgment granted for the defendants and upheld by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
• Represented a green technology company in dispute arising out of a Provincial government procurement process.
• Assisted in coordinating several major international product recalls.
• Acting for various defendants in substantial global price-fixing class actions.
• Engaged in several major international investigations under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.
• Counsel for Lawyers Professional Indemnity Company and successfully defended a number of professional negligence claims against lawyers, including claims against current Judges of the Ontario Superior Court.
• Acted on disputes in the mining sector in both North and Central America, including in connection with several high profile and costly landslides.
• Acted in connection with the enforcement of Canadian product liability judgment in Hong Kong.
• Acted for client in the interim recovery of personal property owned by the government of Taiwan.
• Acted as intervenor in a number of high profile matters relating to freedom of expression.

• Canadian Bar Association - Member
• The Advocates' Society - Member
• Law Society of Ontario - Member