Atty. Michael Nowina
Biography Michael Nowina is a partner who advises on a broad range of commercial disputes including fraudulent investment schemes, mortgage and credit fraud, tort, breach of contract, and negligence claims. Michael also advises clients on restructuring and insolvency matters, including bankruptcies, receiverships and the employment and pension law issues that arise on corporate liquidations or restructurings.
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Michael Nowina is an attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practforg at Baker McKenzie LLP. They haand 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Admitted to practice in Ontario (2004). Educated at University of Western Ontario (LLB, 2003) and Queen’s University (BA, 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Biography Michael Nowina is a partner who advises on a broad range of commercial disputes including fraudulent investment schemes, mortgage and credit fraud, tort, breach of contract, and negligence claims
- Michael also advises clients on restructuring and insolvency matters, including bankruptcies, receiverships and the employment and pension law issues that arise on corporate liquidations or restructurings
- Michael is a part of the Firm's Dispute Resolution and Global Restructuring & Insolvency practice groups
- He has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario and frequently appears on matters on the Commercial List in Toronto
- Michael regularly speaks, publishes and appears in the media on fraud and insolvency matters
- Practice FocusMichael acts for financial institutions and on disputes involving the energy and resource sectors
- His fraud-related and investigations experience includes securing recovery of proceeds for victims of a Canada-wide investment fraud, advising financial institutions and unsecured creditors in proceedings commenced to set aside undervalue transactions and representing a Canadian financial institution in proceedings to recover funds from a large fraud by a borrower under an asset-backed lending agreement
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practforg law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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