A new entry to Benchmark in this edition, and a new entry to the Toronto litigation market, Ghahhary Thomas came into being within the past year with a mission to focus on securities regulatory work.
Daniel Thomas comes equipped with chops he honed during his time at another securities shop, the celebrated boutique Crawley MacKewn Brush.
Leila Ghahhary boasts credentials from UK barrister chambers and her role on public inquiries. Despite the firm’s recent genesis as an entity, its two name partners each have their fair share of fans among peers and present and former clients. “The firm represented me in a matter that involved the regulator in the securities industry,” testifies one client. “Dan Thomas and his team are extremely professional, proactive and very knowledgeable. They always maintained strong communication while navigating through the legal system to achieve the result consistent with the client’s expectations.” A peer confirms, “I instructed Leila Ghahhary as disclosure counsel in a large, complex trading standards prosecution. The work spanned from 2018 onwards and was an extremely demanding case. I also instructed her in other smaller regulatory matters. Her attention to detail is fantastic. The sheer hard work and diligence to get to a deadline is remarkable, often working through the night and at times to suit international work. Leila has strategic thinking which ensures great tactical work from all her team.” Ghahhary is acting as counsel to an inquiry, which will examine and report on any interference by China, Russia and other foreign states or non-state actors to confirm the integrity of and impacts on, Canada’s 43rd and 44th general elections at the national and electoral district levels.
