Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2022)
Education
  • University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Juris Doctor, 2021
  • University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Master of Business Administration, 2021
  • University of Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts – International Relations (High Distinctions), 2017
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Franchise Association
  • International Franchise Association

Denna Jalili is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation
Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP.

Denna has extensive experience advancing and defending actions involving contract disputes, priority contests under federal insolvency regimes, statutory trusts, commercial fraud, consumer protection and product liability issues, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duties and claims made under the Wishart Act.

Since joining WeirFoulds, Denna has concentrated his commercial disputes practice within the cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 space. His mandates have included the tracing and recovery of misappropriated digital assets, anti-money laundering investigations and the pursuit of injunctive relief freezing cryptocurrency exchange platform accounts. His experiences advancing such claims for fraud have encompassed both domestic and international conspiracies.

Denna received his J.D. and M.B.A degrees from the University of Toronto, where he was a recipient of the Rotman Scholar Award. He previously obtained his B.A. from the University of Toronto, graduating with high distinction in 2017.

Experience

Additional Publications

  • “Who You Gonna Call? Not Former Executives”, Ontario Bar Association, June 23, 2023
  • “A Primer on How to Avoid Greenwashing: CSA Guidance On ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure”, Mondaq, March 7, 2022
  • “Child Abuse in the Canadian and American Olympic Movement: Reforming Institutional Oversight of Amateur Sports”, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, Volume 14, No. 1 (2022)

Media Mentions

  • “Loophole means buyer deposits with insolvent builder unprotected”, The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2023
  • “Posthumous Call to the Bar for Jamal Akim Howlader”, Ultra Vires, May 2, 2021

Publications

  • Crypto Scammers Capitalize on Political Uncertainty as Securities Regulators Warn of Increasing Sophistication of Online Investment Frauds, March 14, 2025
  • 1511233 Ontario Inc v. Spallino, 2024 ONSC 2045
  • Tripsetter Inc. v 2161907 Alberta Ltd., 2023 ONSC 5104
  • Rotman Scholar Award

Additional Publications

  • “Who You Gonna Call? Not Former Executives”, Ontario Bar Association, June 23, 2023
  • “A Primer on How to Avoid Greenwashing: CSA Guidance On ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure”, Mondaq, March 7, 2022
  • “Child Abuse in the Canadian and American Olympic Movement: Reforming Institutional Oversight of Amateur Sports”, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, Volume 14, No. 1 (2022)

Media Mentions

  • “Loophole means buyer deposits with insolvent builder unprotected”, The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2023
  • “Posthumous Call to the Bar for Jamal Akim Howlader”, Ultra Vires, May 2, 2021

Publications

  • Crypto Scammers Capitalize on Political Uncertainty as Securities Regulators Warn of Increasing Sophistication of Online Investment Frauds, March 14, 2025
  • 1511233 Ontario Inc v. Spallino, 2024 ONSC 2045
  • Tripsetter Inc. v 2161907 Alberta Ltd., 2023 ONSC 5104
  • Rotman Scholar Award

Denna Jalili is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation
Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP.

Denna has extensive experience advancing and defending actions involving contract disputes, priority contests under federal insolvency regimes, statutory trusts, commercial fraud, consumer protection and product liability issues, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duties and claims made under the Wishart Act.

Since joining WeirFoulds, Denna has concentrated his commercial disputes practice within the cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 space. His mandates have included the tracing and recovery of misappropriated digital assets, anti-money laundering investigations and the pursuit of injunctive relief freezing cryptocurrency exchange platform accounts. His experiences advancing such claims for fraud have encompassed both domestic and international conspiracies.

Denna received his J.D. and M.B.A degrees from the University of Toronto, where he was a recipient of the Rotman Scholar Award. He previously obtained his B.A. from the University of Toronto, graduating with high distinction in 2017.

Experience

Additional Publications

  • “Who You Gonna Call? Not Former Executives”, Ontario Bar Association, June 23, 2023
  • “A Primer on How to Avoid Greenwashing: CSA Guidance On ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure”, Mondaq, March 7, 2022
  • “Child Abuse in the Canadian and American Olympic Movement: Reforming Institutional Oversight of Amateur Sports”, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, Volume 14, No. 1 (2022)

Media Mentions

  • “Loophole means buyer deposits with insolvent builder unprotected”, The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2023
  • “Posthumous Call to the Bar for Jamal Akim Howlader”, Ultra Vires, May 2, 2021

Publications

  • Crypto Scammers Capitalize on Political Uncertainty as Securities Regulators Warn of Increasing Sophistication of Online Investment Frauds, March 14, 2025
  • 1511233 Ontario Inc v. Spallino, 2024 ONSC 2045
  • Tripsetter Inc. v 2161907 Alberta Ltd., 2023 ONSC 5104
  • Rotman Scholar Award

Additional Publications

  • “Who You Gonna Call? Not Former Executives”, Ontario Bar Association, June 23, 2023
  • “A Primer on How to Avoid Greenwashing: CSA Guidance On ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure”, Mondaq, March 7, 2022
  • “Child Abuse in the Canadian and American Olympic Movement: Reforming Institutional Oversight of Amateur Sports”, Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, Volume 14, No. 1 (2022)

Media Mentions

  • “Loophole means buyer deposits with insolvent builder unprotected”, The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2023
  • “Posthumous Call to the Bar for Jamal Akim Howlader”, Ultra Vires, May 2, 2021

Publications

  • Crypto Scammers Capitalize on Political Uncertainty as Securities Regulators Warn of Increasing Sophistication of Online Investment Frauds, March 14, 2025
  • 1511233 Ontario Inc v. Spallino, 2024 ONSC 2045
  • Tripsetter Inc. v 2161907 Alberta Ltd., 2023 ONSC 5104
  • Rotman Scholar Award
Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2022)
Education
  • University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Juris Doctor, 2021
  • University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Master of Business Administration, 2021
  • University of Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts – International Relations (High Distinctions), 2017
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Franchise Association
  • International Franchise Association