Jordan Deering

Jordan has acted on the following mandates: 

• Successfully represented Hemostemix in a 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
  
   
  
  
   

• "Detoxifying the Anonymous Internet One Troll at a Time: Norwich Orders", [republished by Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, vol. 23, no. 6, October 2022]
• "Calling on the Code: Civil Consequences for Cryptocurrency" [republished by Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, vol. 23, no 3, July 2022]
• "Suspicion and Straw Buyer Mortgage Fraud -- Toronto Dominion Bank v. Whitford", Banking and Finance Law Review, Volume 37.2, April 2022
• ‎“B.C. Court provides Commission another chance to collect from fraudster’s spouse” republished in ‎Canadian Securities Law News, August 2021 issue.
• “The Employer, the Bank, and the Fraudster: Vicarious Liability and Boma Manufacturing Ltd v CIBC”, 20 BFLR 465, cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in Teva Canada Ltd v TD Canada Trust, 2017 SCC 51., 2005
• “Alberta Court Clarifies Tracing Principles in Ponzi Scheme: Easy Loan Corporation v Wiseman, ABCA 58”, CBA Law Matters, Spring 2017.
• “The Supreme Court of Canada rules on ‘knowing assistance’ in the context of fraudulent schemes”, 24 CSFLR 45., 2019
• “Clawback Proceedings in Bankrupt Ponzi Schemes” Insolvency Insider, 2019
• “Freezing of Cryptocurrencies in Fraud”, Taxnet Pro, 2020