Jordan Deering

Partner

Chair, Canadian Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations Group

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Emailjordan.deering@ca.dlapiper.com

About

In cases of serious misconduct, Jordan assists companies in conducting thorough, business-focused investigations and managing any subsequent legal proceedings in a way that supports legal and regulatory compliance and mitigates risk. Jordan works closely with businesses and their senior leadership to recognise and decipher their challenges, evaluate the risks, and create a clear plan of action to address any underlying legal non-compliance and protect their brand reputation.

Jordan is Chair of the Canadian Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations Group. She brings over 20 years of experience acting in litigation, investigations, and ‎regulatory proceedings involving all aspects of fraud, bribery, corruption, and white collar crime. Her mandates have involved a wide range of privileged and confidential investigations and legal proceedings ‎relating to fraudulent schemes, conflicts of interests, kick-backs and bribes, self-dealing, asset ‎misappropriation, regulatory non-compliance, accounting issues, and other corporate misconduct. She ‎often reports directly to the company’s senior executives, board of directors, or special committees relating ‎to these sensitive and serious investigation matters.‎

Jordan provides advice on compliance with and investigations pertaining to the Corruption of Foreign Public ‎Officials Act. She is regularly called upon by clients to assist in developing fraud and corruption prevention ‎policies and programs, including whistleblower programs, compliance officer training, and risk assessment.‎

To support clients in fraud recovery litigation, Jordan has obtained and administered Anton Piller ‎orders (civil search warrants), Mareva injunctions (asset freezing orders), Norwich Pharmacal orders (third ‎party production orders), preservation orders and receivership orders.‎

Jordan also has extensive experience with mandates concerning Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) incidents, representing clients during incident investigations for serious workplace incidents, and representing clients charged with regulatory and criminal offences. Jordan has successfully defended clients through successful trial judgment, through Jordan applications for dismissal, and through negotiated resolutions with the Crown.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations White Collar and Corporate Crime Compliance Global Investigations Occupational Health and Safety

Bar admissionsAlberta, 2002Ontario, 2023

EXPERIENCE

Jordan has acted on the following mandates:

Acting for KSV Restructuring Inc., in its capacity as court appointed receiver and manager of Productivity Media Income Fund I LP and its general partner, Productivity Media Inc, in a worldwide Mareva injunction respecting allegations of approximately $100M in fraud - read more here.
Successful in a $32M summary judgment application based on unjust enrichment/constructive trust, ATB v Real Industries 333 Corp, 2023 ABKB 503.
Successfully represented Hemostemix in an arbitration, resulting in findings that the former President/CEO breached fiduciary duty and conflict of interest – the link to the decision is here.
Completed a confidential internal investigation relating to a kick-back scheme and initiated related litigation for recovery.
Represented a company impacted by the Mareva injunction in the class action proceedings arising from the Ottawa “Trucker Convoy” (Zexi Li et al v Chris Barber et al).
Advised numerous entities regarding the Emergency Economic Measures Order and the changes to Canada’s Proceed of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act relating to crowdfunding and payment processors.
Conducted a confidential investigation for a TSX company respecting a whistleblower complaint relating to Code of Conduct and other serious allegations of misconduct by senior management.
Representing a private company respecting litigation relating to alleged fraud by a former employee.
Represented numerous financial institutions respecting a complex multi-million dollar fraud scheme and investigation.
Represented numerous financial institutions regarding litigation relating to a fraudulent scheme.
Legal counsel to Doyle Salewski Inc., in its capacity as trustee and receiver of Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc. and Jean-Claude Lacasse regarding civil proceedings to recover damages against various individuals that allegedly participated in the Ponzi scheme. Doyle Salewski Inc v Scott et al, 2020 ONSC 7725.
Represented a public entity regarding an extensive investigation relating to various alleged misconduct involving conflicts of interest, procurement, and compliance.
Legal counsel to a private company relating to an alleged fraudulent scheme involved factored accounts receivable.
Legal counsel to the forensic computer expert concerning court proceedings for the return of seized hard drives as a result of the set aside of a Mareva injunction - Tiger Calcium Services Inc v Sazwan, 2019 ABQB 500.
R v Nexen Energy ULC – August 31, 2017 (unreported pre-trial decision) - Successful Jordan application for permanent stay of prosecution for unreasonable delay.
R v Servisair Inc., 2012 ABPC 63 – Counsel to defendants in defence of quasi-criminal prosecution for a workplace fatality.

Languages

Education

LL.B., University of Saskatchewan, ‎‎2001‎

B.Comm., University of ‎Saskatchewan, 2000‎

Awards

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (White Collar Crime), 2025
Global Elite Thought Leader (Asset Recovery), Lexology Client Choice, 2025
Client Choice Award (Asset Recovery), Lexology, 2023-2025
Legal Influencer (Future of Legal Services), Lexology, Q4 2022
The Legal 500 Canada (Dispute Resolution), 2022-2023, 2025
Law Society of Saskatchewan Gold Medallist, 2001‎

Publications

Seminars

Media Mentions

Quoted, "How a woman is using an obscure legal tool to unmask online trolls in court," The Globe and Mail, January 19, 2023

Community Involvement and Teaching

Sessional Lecturer, University of Calgary, 2025 – Equitable Remedies for Financial Misconduct
Sessional Lecturer, University of Calgary, 2024
Alumni Volunteer, University of Saskatchewan Mock Trial, 2022

Memberships And Affiliations