Ben Sakamoto

Associate

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Toronto

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Biography

Ben Sakamoto is a member of Baker McKenzie's Litigation & Government Enforcement and Practice Group in Toronto. He joined the Firm as a summer student in 2016 and completed his articles in 2018.

Practice Focus

Ben has a broad commercial litigation practice. He acts for clients on fraud matters, internal investigations, jurisdictional disputes, class actions, insolvency and restructuring matters, and commercial arbitrations. He is a contributor to canadianfraudlaw.com and globalclassactionsblog.com. Ben also assists the Firm's pro bono team in providing legal assistance to survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association - Member
Ontario Bar Association - Member
The Advocates' Society - Member

Admissions

Ontario~Canada (2018)

Education

Queen's University (JD) (2017)
Concordia University (BA Honours) (2013)

Languages

English

Co-author, SNC-Lavalin Probation Order Issued in Connection with Guilty Plea, Canadian Fraud Law, 28 January 2020

Co-author, Supreme Court Confirms that Lawyer is Liable for Advising Clients to Invest in Fraudulent Scheme, Canadian Fraud Law, 8 April 2019

Co-author, Bank allowed to allege fraud in second ‘Kick at the Can', Canadian Fraud Law, 29 March 2019

Baker & McKenzie LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.