Sandeep Joshi defends directors, officers, and executives facing liability claims arising from high-profile business decisions and allegations of wrongdoing. His practice draws on experience as external counsel and as senior in-house counsel managing enterprise-wide legal risk.
He has represented independent directors defending a $1.4 billion claim related to the collapse of an investment fund company, and an officer and shareholder defending a $900 million claim related to the failure of a construction company. His broader business disputes practice covers breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraud, and misrepresentation claims for public and private companies across the banking, insurance, energy, manufacturing, and consumer products sectors.
He also conducts independent investigations into alleged executive misconduct, including financial improprieties, conflicts of interest, and statutory breaches, which informs his defence of directors and officers facing related claims.
Mr. Joshi previously led BMO Financial Group's Canadian corporate investigations team and its regulatory legal team, and practiced in the national litigation departments at Torys LLP and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.