About Us
We are Pacific Legal, a Corporate Commercial Law Firm based in Toronto, Canada. We are a full-service business law firm dedicated to helping clients reach their full potential without worrying about legal nuances. For us, you are not just a client; you are our priority.
Our practice areas entail corporate commercial, privacy and cybersecurity, and securities law. With over 8 years of experience, we specialize in negotiating commercial agreements, handling M&A, corporate takeovers, shareholder activism, financing, and commercial real estate transactions.
We take pride on serving wide array of industries including agribusiness, cannabis, energy (oil & gas and power), financial services, forestry, government & public sector, health care & life sciences, infrastructure, mining, private equity & venture capital, retail & hospitality, sports & gaming law, technology, and transportation.
Pacific Legal’s ability to serve clients anywhere in the world is unparalleled as we’ve been constantly dealing with foreign companies looking to enter the Canadian market. We have developed relationships with law firms in Panama, the United States of America, India, Turkey, and Paraguay.
We believe in clear and proper billing practices within Pacific Legal. We’ve been far from the traditional way to charge clients for general office tasks like basic email, phone calls or routine inquiries since we were established. Being a law firm, we believe in making our clients investments secure and that their funds are utilized for significant legal activities only.
Pacific Legal not only offers a broad range of law services, but also has considerable business development opportunities compared with traditional law firms. Pacific Legal’s motto is very clear, if our client grow, the economy grows and so does we. Our track record of assisting clients with both legal complexity and business development opportunities has been quite a success.
MEET OUR TEAM
Avi Khanna
Partner | Corporate Law
Before joining Pacific Legal, Avi worked as a Corporate and Securities Lawyer at Owens Wright LLP, Canada’s top 5 boutique firm. His practice focuses on legal transactions related to general corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, cybersecurity and data protection, corporate governance, venture capital, and private equity law.
He has led frequent private placement transactions on behalf of publicly listed companies at TSX, TSXV, and CSE.
Prior to being called to the Ontario bar, Avi acted for a series of Canadian companies covering industries such as travel, real estate, and software tech, where he contributed substantially to enhancing the legal structure, boosting the client’s global expansion globally.
BAR ADMISSION AND EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bar Admission – Ontario, 2020
- Bar Admission – New Delhi, 2014
- McGill University, Faculty of Law – LL.M, 2018
- GGSIP University, Faculty of Law – B.A.LL. B (Hons), 2014
Phone : +1 416.688.5567
Email : avi@pacificlegal.ca
Justine Bernatchez
Senior Consultant | Quebec Practice
Justine practices civil and criminal law practice in Quebec. She has worked as a legal advisor within a defense team at the International Criminal Court for nearly 2 years before moving back to Quebec. She was called to the Quebec Bar in 2020. Her practice encompasses civil, criminal, and international criminal law.
Armed with a master’s degree in international and transnational law, she approaches the practice of law with an innovative perspective.
Since the start of her career, Justine has stood out for her human approach, her attentiveness, and her rigor in carrying out all her mandates, both in civil and criminal law. Her mission is to provide legal services of the highest quality, always respecting the ethics and needs of her clients.
BAR ADMISSION AND EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
LL. B (University of Laval)
LL.M (University of Laval)Professional Affiliations
Barreau du Québec (Canada)
Email : jb@jbavocate.com
Phone : +1 514.269.6463
Kangan Roda
Senior Consultant | India Partner
Kangan is the founding partner of illuminIP and heads IP and civil litigation practice at illuminIP. Kangan is an advocate registered with the Bar Council of India since 2014. She is also an emplaned advocate for Civil Laws in the Delhi High Court (Middle Income Group) Legal Aid Society.
The core areas of practice include Intellectual Property Rights – trade marks, copyright and designs. Having represented leading companies from various sectors, such as Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, pharmaceuticals sector, Food & Beverages (F&B) sector, Information Technology sector, Banking sector and others.
Kangan has gained a comprehensive understanding and deep knowledge of the industry requirements relating to core practice areas and the role intellectual property rights.
She also regularly appears in the Courts in Delhi in matters relating to trademark / copyright / patent violations, Anti-Piracy and Anti-Counterfeiting actions, breach of contract, Consumer Complaints.
BAR ADMISSION AND EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bar Admission – New Delhi, 2014
- GGSIP University, Faculty of Law – B.A.LL. B (Hons), 2014
Email :info@illuminip.com
Phone : +91 97119 22132
Sevcan Gökalp İraz
Senior Consultant | Turkey Partner
After his graduation from the Faculty of Law, Mrs İraz has practiced law for 15+years. She is highly specialized in very critical legal areas including employment, banking and finance, commercial, real estate, dispute settlement and litigation. She is also founding partner of Pi Legal Consultancy.
Bar Admission
Admitted to Batman Bar, 2008.
Currently registered at Ankara Bar.
Dr. Kutlay Teli
Senior Consultant | Turkey Partner
Dr. Kutlay Teli has extensive experience in different branches of public and private international law. He has been engaging in legal matters within the framework of national and international firms and institutions such as the United Nations for 20+ years.
Education
09/2013 – 08/2014 Fordham School of Law, New York Visiting Scholar, Postdoctoral Research for Assistant Professor Degree Thesis Preparation for Assistance Degree
09/2007– 06/2012 Faculty of Law, Ankara University, Turkey Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), International Law Thesis: The Regime of Political Parties under the European Court of Human Rights
09/2008– 09/2009 Faculty of Law, Leicester University, United Kingdom Master’s degree, International Law Thesis: The Regulation and Recognition of Political Parties under the European Convention on Human Rights
09/2004– 06/2006 Faculty of Law, Ankara University, Turkey Master’s degree, International Law Thesis: Freedom of Expression under the European Convention on Human Rights
09/1997– 06/2002 Faculty of Law, Ankara University, Turkey Bachelor’s degree
09/2018– 06/2021 International Relations and Affairs, Anadolu University, Turkey Bachelor’s degree
Harshvardhan Pandey
Senior Consultant | India Partner
Harshvardhan Pandey is a senior consultant with Pacific Legal and is a general practitioner who represents clients in all courts in India. Mr. Pandey primarily practices before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, and across District Courts and Tribunals.
EDUCATION
- S.L. LL. B (Bachelor of Socio-Legal Sciences-Bachelor of Laws) from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly, University of Pune), India, in 2014.
- Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence and Forensic Science from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, India, in 2011.
- Diploma in Cyber Laws from Asian Law School, Pune, India, in 2010.
SOME OF THE REPORTED CASES
- RITU CHERNALIA V. AMAR CHERNALIA & ORS. [2023 SCC OnLine Del 3102]
The case relates to competing claims of residence between parents-in-law and daughters-in-law and interplay between two central legislations providing protection to each class.
- AYILLYATH YADUNATH NAMBIAR V. P. SREEDHARAN [CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4943 OF 2022 DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT ON 18/8/2022]
The case involved denial of specific performance of agreement to sell on the basis of suspicious circumstances surrounding the transaction.
- GLOBAL FASHION UK LTD. V. GLOBAL FABRIC GROUP & ORS. [2021 SCC OnLine Del 5334]
The case relates to power of trial court to secure deposit of amount due from defendant while granting leave to defend in a summary suit for recovery of money by a Hong Kong based company.
- MASTER ANSH KAPOOR & ANR. V. KB KAPUR & ORS. [2021 SCC OnLine Del 510]
The case dealt with rejection of a partition suit filed on illusory cause of action.
- RAKESH KUMAR AGGARWAL V. LOCK & LOCKING DEVICES [2018 SCC OnLine Del 9703]
The case dealt with action for infringement of trademark and consequential damages and injunction.
- NEELAM BOHRA V. CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE & ORS. [2020 SCC OnLine Raj 560]
The case dealt with application of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, upon instances of parental cruelty.
- SUNNY V. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI & ANR. [2017 SCC OnLine Del 9601]
The case dealt with externment (ousting from a particular territory by official order) of an alleged offender under the Delhi Police Act, 1978.
- VINOD SINGH NEGI V. STATE OF UP & ANR. (2019) 8 SCC 13
Bail granted to a rank offender by Allahabad High Court without reasoning and without considering criminal history was challenged before the Supreme Court which set aside the impugned order.
- ASHISH ANAN AND ANR V. THE UNION TERRITORY OF DAMAN AN DIU & ORS. [2019 SCC OnLine Bom 5025]
The case dealt with the transfer of a corruption trial on the ground of reasonable apprehension of accused regarding failure of justice.
- ICICI BANK LTD. V. TAPAN BOSE & ORS. [MANU/CF/0522/2018]
The case dealt with punitive damages awarded against bank for using force in order to recover debt.
- ASHWIN CHAUDHARY V. KIRAN CHAUDHARY & ANR. [2018 SCC OnLine UTT 1153]
The case dealt with contempt of court by mother for tutoring the child against the father and consequentially frustrating access.
BRUNO JAEN - BOHORQUES
Senior Consultant | Paraguay Partner
Bruno Jaén-Bohorques is a litigation lawyer who specializes in intellectual property, telecommunications, gambling, and public tenders since 2017. He completed his law degree at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Asunción, class of 2000.
In 2012 he participated in the master’s degree in law at the University of Lleida, Spain. He completed postgraduate studies in Constitutional Law at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2015, and in Strategic Intelligence Analysis at the Intelligence Institute of the Armed Forces of Argentina, in 2016. Bruno Jaén-Bohorques participated in Negotiation and Consulting courses at the Torcuato Di Tella University of Argentina in 2014 and Social Leadership at the Development Institute of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in Washington D.C., USA, in 2006. He worked as a solicitor and attorney at the Zacarías & Fernández law firm in Paraguay. Bruno Jaén-Bohorques completed a work internship at the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was the chief of staff of the Minister of Industry and Commerce between 2003 and 2005 and held the same position in the Minister of Finance of Paraguay between 2005 and 2006. He was a counselor of the Republics of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia before the Banco Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and alternate director of the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), in Washington D.C., United States between 2006 and 2007. He was appointed president of the board of directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Bruno Jaén-Bohorques was a consultant to the IDB and advisor to the Management Unit of the Presidency of the Republic. He is currently on leave as he is a Special Advisor to the ITAIPU Hydroelectric.