Taskeen Nawab

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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2023
  • Toronto

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  • Bio
  • Professional Involvement
  • Representative Matters
  • Selected Publications
  • Education

Taskeen works closely with clients to resolve Indigenous-related matters through thoughtful, results-oriented litigation. She brings a calm, determined and analytical approach to every challenge, ensuring her guidance is grounded in sound reasoning. Clients value Taskeen’s unwavering commitment to fairness and her ability to translate that principle into practical, effective solutions that build trust and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Taskeen is a member of the firm's Indigenous Practice and Litigation Groups. Her practice spans civil and commercial litigation, public law and general advocacy, providing her with a strong foundation for layered disputes. Taskeen manages litigation files with precision and care, including judicial reviews that often involve nuanced procedural and constitutional issues. This depth of knowledge equips her to handle intricate litigation matters with confidence while addressing the distinct needs of Indigenous clients and communities.

Other Languages

Urdu

Professional Involvement

Memberships

  • The Advocates’ Society
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Competed in the Cassels Brock Cup (Baby Gale) Moot and the Warren K. Winkler Class Actions Moot, winning the Winkler Cup and earning second place oralist award
  • Co-founded the Prisoners’ Rights Working Group under the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights
  • Served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Rights Review, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
  • Interned as a Rotman Onboard Fellow with the Board of Directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Completed a summer fellowship with the International Human Rights Program

Representative Matters

Represented defence counsel during the quasi-criminal trial of a former CEO in the Ontario Court of Justice, resulting in an acquittal on all charges.

Represented a client in defending a professional misconduct claim, which led to the withdrawal of the lawsuit.

Represented a client in resolving a Small Claims action concerning allegations of breach of contract on an unpaid invoice.

Selected Publications

Author, "A Tool, Not A Constitution: The Role of International Human Rights Law in Conflict," Rights Review, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, March 31, 2022.

Author, "From Al-Khatib to Koblenz: Limits to the Fight Against Impunity Under Universal Jurisdiction," Rights Review, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, May 2, 2021.

Education

  • JD, University of Toronto, 2022
  • BA (Hons.) (History and Economics), University of Oxford, 2016

Expertise

Indigenous
Litigation & Dispute Resolution