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Years in the industry
22
Tenure at
current position
2017 - Present
Fahad Siddiqui
Norton Rose Fulbright
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“I had a picture of a house, and the house was Premiere Mortgage Centre”
Kerri Reed,
Premiere Mortgage Centre
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Fahad Siddiqui is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright’s Toronto office. He is regularly counted on by clients to provide strategic advice on bet-the-company problems and has appeared in all levels of court in Canada and arbitrations in multiple jurisdictions.
Fahad was previously a litigator at a leading Wall Street firm and a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada. His recent work includes a successful legislative challenge brought on behalf of an industry association and its members, a successful oppression claim on behalf of a minority shareholder in a lucrative manufacturing business, and a trial win in a dispute regarding the multi-billion dollar sale of a stake in a significant infrastructure asset.
Fahad also maintains a leading pro bono practice. He has acted on behalf of civil liberties associations, equity-seeking groups, refugees, and children with disabilities, including in cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Fahad is a mentor to numerous law students and early-career lawyers and is deeply invested in helping others realize their potential.
Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.
Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.
www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-ca
linkedin.com/company/woods-llp/
fahad.siddiqui@nortonrosefulbright.com
+1 416 216 2424
222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, P.O. Box 53, Toronto ON M5K 1E7 Canada
BLG Anne Merminod is an experienced litigator with distinguished expertise in class actions. As a partner at BLG's Montreal office, Anne focuses on defending class actions from certification (or authorization, in Quebec) through to the appellate level. Her deep understanding of class actions makes her highly sought after as a writer and speaker. She is listed among the Best Lawyers in Canada (Class Action Litigation), in Chambers (Class Action Defence) and in Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List,” which highlights top litigators in the U.S. and Canada. In 2022, she was recognized by Benchmark Canada as an emerging talent.
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www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-ca
linkedin.com/company/woods-llp/
fahad.siddiqui@nortonrosefulbright.com
+1 416 216 2424
222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, P.O. Box 53, Toronto ON M5K 1E7 Canada
