Viktor Nikolov

Lawyer

vnikolov@rossnasseri.com 416-572-4910 ext. 132

BAR ADMISSION: Ontario 2022
Law Clerk:

Areas of Practice

Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Real Property Litigation
Professional Liability & Regulation
Tort & Negligence Matters
Class Actions

Viktor Nikolov is a litigator at Ross Nasseri with a broad civil and regulatory litigation practice. Viktor is regularly in court and frequently represents clients in corporate governance disputes, civil fraud prosecutions and creditor remedy actions. He has argued several trials and has appeared in cases in across several Canadian jurisdictions. His broad range of litigation experience includes complex commercial disputes, regulatory and environmental matters, class actions, insolvency proceedings, and commercial arbitrations. He represents clients including sole proprietors, government institutions and large multinational corporations.

Viktor is a skilled advocate, recognized for his thorough preparation and strategic mindset. He combines the precision of a meticulous trial lawyer with the insight of a commercially astute advisor. He carefully learns his clients’ cases and approaches the issues from all angles. Though always prepared for court, his practical and results-driven approach consistently delivers exceptional outcomes for clients both in and out of the courtroom.

Prior to joining Ross Nasseri, Viktor practiced as a litigator at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a leading national full-service firm, where he acted for a broad range of clients in business-critical disputes.

Viktor obtained his J.D. at Queen’s University where he represented prison inmates in administrative tribunal hearings through the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic. During law school Viktor was actively involved in the Queen’s Law competitive mooting program, placing first overall at the Queen’s Litigation Society Moot, advancing to the finals of the Hicks Morley Moot, and representing Queen’s in the Davies Corporate/Securities Moot. Prior to law school, Viktor obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Combined Honours in Human Rights and Law, with a concentration in Business Law from Carleton University, where he graduated with High Distinction.

Representative Matters

    • Representing minority shareholder in oppression remedy action
    • Representing publicly traded mining corporation in international commercial dispute
    • Advising and representing builder in multi-million dollar oppression remedy claim and related injunctions.
    • Representing crown corporation in the prosecution of complex fraud, negligence and related actions.
    • Prosecuting multi-jurisdictional pharmaceutical class action on behalf of class members.
    • Advising and representing law firm in partnership dispute.
    • Represented a pharmaceutical company in a complex multi-jurisdictional class action.
    • Represented large public companies as debtors in insolvency proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
    • Represented a multinational franchisor in the arbitration of an international franchise dispute.
    • Represented a municipality in a complex construction dispute relating to a public project.
    • Represented a financial institution in the trial defence of a commercial dispute.
    • Represented a homeowner in the trial defence of a construction dispute.
    • Represented a taxpayer in the trial of their tax appeal.

 

Decisions

    • The Morgan Investments Group Inc. v. Adi Development Group Inc. et al., 2025 ONSC 4903 - acted for the successful party in an oppression case concerning control over a development project in Burlington, Ontario. Our client was granted a s. 207 buyout order under the Ontario Business Corporations Act against a business partner who was found to have committed oppression by, inter alia, unlawfully acquiring the senior loan on the Project.
    • The Morgan Investments Group v. ADI Development Group Inc. et al, 2025 ONSC 4344: obtained an urgent interlocutory injunction to restrain a director/shareholder from taking advantage of the breach of a shareholders' agreement to surreptitiously acquire the senior loan on a development project
    • Pahal v. Farahmand et al, 2025 ONSC 3370: successfully obtained summary judgment in contested secured creditor claim
    • Shifrin v. LDF Frozen Foods Inc., 2025 ONSC 2095: successfully advanced claims of oppression and various other declaratory relief at summary trial in a shareholder dispute
    • Singh v GlaxoSmithKline Inc, 2025 ABKB 136: successfully obtained fee entitlement in contested fees application under Alberta Class Proceedings Act
    • Napoli Shkolnik Canada v. KOT Law Professional Corporation, 2025 ONSC 643 (unreported): advanced claims for injunctive relief in relation to law firm partnership dispute
    • Tarion Warranty Corporation v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al., 2024 ONSC 6970: successfully resisted motion to sever claims in multi-party fraud and negligence action
    • Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (Re), 2024 ABCA 190: successfully resisted appeal before Alberta Court of Appeal in relation to approval and vesting orders under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
    • Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, 2024 ONSC 1751: obtained relief under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act for interjurisdictional class action defendant
    • Paladin Labs Canadian Holding Inc., 2024 ONSC 219: represented interjurisdictional class action defendant in application under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
    • Aulakh v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ONSC 2428: successfully resisted contract and tort claims at trial of corporate governance dispute

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Biography

Viktor Nikolov is a litigator at Ross Nasseri with a broad civil and regulatory litigation practice. Viktor is regularly in court and frequently represents clients in corporate governance disputes, civil fraud prosecutions and creditor remedy actions. He has argued several trials and has appeared in cases in across several Canadian jurisdictions. His broad range of litigation experience includes complex commercial disputes, regulatory and environmental matters, class actions, insolvency proceedings, and commercial arbitrations. He represents clients including sole proprietors, government institutions and large multinational corporations.

Viktor is a skilled advocate, recognized for his thorough preparation and strategic mindset. He combines the precision of a meticulous trial lawyer with the insight of a commercially astute advisor. He carefully learns his clients’ cases and approaches the issues from all angles. Though always prepared for court, his practical and results-driven approach consistently delivers exceptional outcomes for clients both in and out of the courtroom.

Prior to joining Ross Nasseri, Viktor practiced as a litigator at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a leading national full-service firm, where he acted for a broad range of clients in business-critical disputes.

Viktor obtained his J.D. at Queen’s University where he represented prison inmates in administrative tribunal hearings through the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic. During law school Viktor was actively involved in the Queen’s Law competitive mooting program, placing first overall at the Queen’s Litigation Society Moot, advancing to the finals of the Hicks Morley Moot, and representing Queen’s in the Davies Corporate/Securities Moot. Prior to law school, Viktor obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Combined Honours in Human Rights and Law, with a concentration in Business Law from Carleton University, where he graduated with High Distinction.

Representative Matters & Decisions

Representative Matters

    • Representing minority shareholder in oppression remedy action
    • Representing publicly traded mining corporation in international commercial dispute
    • Advising and representing builder in multi-million dollar oppression remedy claim and related injunctions.
    • Representing crown corporation in the prosecution of complex fraud, negligence and related actions.
    • Prosecuting multi-jurisdictional pharmaceutical class action on behalf of class members.
    • Advising and representing law firm in partnership dispute.
    • Represented a pharmaceutical company in a complex multi-jurisdictional class action.
    • Represented large public companies as debtors in insolvency proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
    • Represented a multinational franchisor in the arbitration of an international franchise dispute.
    • Represented a municipality in a complex construction dispute relating to a public project.
    • Represented a financial institution in the trial defence of a commercial dispute.
    • Represented a homeowner in the trial defence of a construction dispute.
    • Represented a taxpayer in the trial of their tax appeal.

 

Decisions

    • The Morgan Investments Group Inc. v. Adi Development Group Inc. et al., 2025 ONSC 4903 - acted for the successful party in an oppression case concerning control over a development project in Burlington, Ontario. Our client was granted a s. 207 buyout order under the Ontario Business Corporations Act against a business partner who was found to have committed oppression by, inter alia, unlawfully acquiring the senior loan on the Project.
    • The Morgan Investments Group v. ADI Development Group Inc. et al, 2025 ONSC 4344: obtained an urgent interlocutory injunction to restrain a director/shareholder from taking advantage of the breach of a shareholders' agreement to surreptitiously acquire the senior loan on a development project
    • Pahal v. Farahmand et al, 2025 ONSC 3370: successfully obtained summary judgment in contested secured creditor claim
    • Shifrin v. LDF Frozen Foods Inc., 2025 ONSC 2095: successfully advanced claims of oppression and various other declaratory relief at summary trial in a shareholder dispute
    • Singh v GlaxoSmithKline Inc, 2025 ABKB 136: successfully obtained fee entitlement in contested fees application under Alberta Class Proceedings Act
    • Napoli Shkolnik Canada v. KOT Law Professional Corporation, 2025 ONSC 643 (unreported): advanced claims for injunctive relief in relation to law firm partnership dispute
    • Tarion Warranty Corporation v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al., 2024 ONSC 6970: successfully resisted motion to sever claims in multi-party fraud and negligence action
    • Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (Re), 2024 ABCA 190: successfully resisted appeal before Alberta Court of Appeal in relation to approval and vesting orders under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
    • Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, 2024 ONSC 1751: obtained relief under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act for interjurisdictional class action defendant
    • Paladin Labs Canadian Holding Inc., 2024 ONSC 219: represented interjurisdictional class action defendant in application under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
    • Aulakh v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ONSC 2428: successfully resisted contract and tort claims at trial of corporate governance dispute

Awards & Rankings

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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. 

Oct 2, 2025

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...

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