Léon Moubayed

Practice Areas

Léon is a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defence and the Dispute Resolution practices. Léon is retained in high-stakes domestic and international white-collar criminal cases, usually encompassing significant commercial, civil and administrative ramifications. He represents clients in high-profile investigations and prosecutions relating to white-collar and regulatory offences. His expertise includes challenging search warrants, wiretaps and other investigatory techniques. He represents corporations and individuals in multijurisdictional investigations, conducts confidential internal investigations and carries out asset recovery in extraordinary circumstances. Léon has appeared at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He was appointed amicus curiae of the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice of Canada in an appeal where criminal law and civil law were closely intertwined. The Court unanimously upheld his position from the bench. He serves as a judge at the International Criminal Court Moot Competition in The Hague. Léon founded Davies' International Investigations & White Collar Defence Summit and is the practice coordinator for Davies' Investigations & White Collar Defence team. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators. Select Recognitions: Benchmark Canada (White Collar Crime Litigator of the Year); Best Lawyers Canada (Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year).