Rohan Shah

Rohan Shah

Associate, Litigation

Contact Information

rshah@osler.com

tel: 416.862.6795

Office

Toronto

Bar Admission

  • Ontario, 2019

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.M.
  • University of Manchester, LL.B. (First Class)
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Language(s)

English

Rohan is an associate in our Litigation Group. He regularly advises clients on individual and class litigation involving breach of contract, breach of trust, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, product liability, oppression, and enforcement of foreign judgments and letters rogatory. Rohan is also developing an international arbitration practice. He has appeared before the Superior Court and advised clients on appellate matters.

Alongside his practice, Rohan is actively involved in pro bono work and community outreach. He volunteers as Duty Counsel with Pro Bono Ontario, mentors students in high school and law school, and is often invited to speak at events about mentorship and diversity and inclusion in the profession.

Rohan holds an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School and was also educated in the UK and US. His writing has been published in the Canadian Class Action Review and he has been cited in the media. Rohan can read intermediate French and has lived in Canada, the UK, the US, India, and Singapore.

  • R.G. Lawson Prize for Law of Freedom of Expression (2017)
  • R.G. Lawson Prize for Professional Ethics (2017)

  • Pro Bono Ontario, Duty Counsel
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, Mentor
  • Global Lawyers of Canada, Mentor
  • Law in Action Within Schools, Mentor

  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
  • Global Lawyers of Canada
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

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)

Other Qualifications

  • Advanced Certificate, Westlaw UK (2015)
  • Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2014)
  • Certificate in Mandarin Chinese, University of Pennsylvania (2013)