Natalia Sheikh

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A Toronto-based associate, Natalia is a member of Clyde & Co’s Trial and Defence practice group. She regularly represents clients in complex insurance and commercial litigation matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Natalia worked at a boutique insurance defence firm in downtown Toronto, where she focused on insurance defence litigation. She currently represents clients in a variety of insurance matters, such as those involving occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, coverage disputes and municipal liability.

Natalia was called to the Ontario Bar in 2020, after having obtained a dual Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy in 2019. While completing law school, she acted as the President of the High School Outreach Program and as a case worker at Legal Aid Ontario.

Admissions

• Ontario Bar, 2020
   

Education

• J.D., University of Windsor, 2019

• J.D., University of Detroit Mercy, 2019

• B.A., York University, 2016
   

Professional Associations

• Law Society of Ontario

• Young Women in Law

• The Advocates’ Society

Publications

• “Court of Appeal Upholds Interpretation of Equitable Contribution,” Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, 2022

• “Government Liability: Tension Between the Legislators and the Courts,” Rogers Partners LLP, 2022

• “The Court of Appeal Decides First Pandemic Coverage Claim,” Mondaq, 2022

• “The Interpretation of Standard Form Insurance Policies: $56 Million Award Overturned,” Law360 Canada, 2021

• “Limitation Period and Discoverability in Unidentified Motorist Claims,” Mondaq, 2021