Congratulations to our partners Justin Nasseri and Gordon Vance, who were a part of a consortium of successful counsel in a will challenge trial that occurred over September and October of 2024 on the Toronto Estates List. Bayliss v. Burnham, 2025 ONSC 5376 was a...
Safiya is a litigator at Ross Nasseri LLP. She is developing a broad civil litigation and regulatory practice.
Safiya has built a strong foundation in advocacy. She summered and articled at Ross Nasseri LLP, where she gained invaluable experience assisting with every aspect of litigation across a broad spectrum of practice areas, including complex corporate/commercial disputes, professional liability, investigations, and civil fraud.
While completing her J.D. at Western University, she served as Program Manager for the Sport Solution Clinic. In this role, she supported National, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes in safe sport, team selection, and funding disputes before the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Safiya was also active in the Western Law community, chairing several student committees (Distinguished Speakers, Community Outreach, and Advocacy committees) and excelling in moot competitions, where she won awards for both her written and oral advocacy.
Prior to law school, Safiya earned an M.A. in International Human Rights from Columbia University and a B.A. in Peace and Justice Studies (International Relations) from Tufts University. Her professional experience includes preparing policy recommendations for the United Nations, working at the Parliament of Canada, and contributing to human rights initiatives with Physicians for Human Rights.
Safiya was called to the Ontario bar in 2025 and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates’ Society, and the Ontario Bar Association.
Biography
Safiya is a litigator at Ross Nasseri LLP. She is developing a broad civil litigation and regulatory practice.
Safiya has built a strong foundation in advocacy. She summered and articled at Ross Nasseri LLP, where she gained invaluable experience assisting with every aspect of litigation across a broad spectrum of practice areas, including complex corporate/commercial disputes, professional liability, investigations, and civil fraud.
While completing her J.D. at Western University, she served as Program Manager for the Sport Solution Clinic. In this role, she supported National, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes in safe sport, team selection, and funding disputes before the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. Safiya was also active in the Western Law community, chairing several student committees (Distinguished Speakers, Community Outreach, and Advocacy committees) and excelling in moot competitions, where she won awards for both her written and oral advocacy.
Prior to law school, Safiya earned an M.A. in International Human Rights from Columbia University and a B.A. in Peace and Justice Studies (International Relations) from Tufts University. Her professional experience includes preparing policy recommendations for the United Nations, working at the Parliament of Canada, and contributing to human rights initiatives with Physicians for Human Rights.
Safiya was called to the Ontario bar in 2025 and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates’ Society, and the Ontario Bar Association.
News, accolades & recognition
Justin Nasseri, Avi Bourassa, and Viktor Nikolov successfully move before the Divisional Court to quash an appeal from an injunction they obtained in The Morgan Investments Group Inc. v. Adi Development Group Inc. et al.
In The Morgan Investments Group Inc. et al. v. Adi Development Group Inc. et al., 2025 ONSC 5346 (Div. Ct.), Justin Nasseri, Avi Bourassa, and Viktor Nikolov won a motion to quash an appeal from an urgent, interlocutory injunction they secured for our client earlier...
Congratulations to our partners Justin Nasseri and Gordon Vance, and our student-at-law, Alice Min, for a spectacular and hard-fought result in HCRA v Briarwood.
The Home Construction Regulatory Authority charged our four developer clients from the Briarwood developer family, Briarwood Estates (Sutton) Inc, 2401886 Ontario Ltd, 863195 Ontario Ltd., and Briarwood (Angus) Ltd. with 142 counts of misconduct under section 3 of...