Mohamed El Rashidy – External Counsel

Mohamed El Rashidy is fluent in French, English and Arabic with vast experience in the field of advocacy since 2001. He began working as a legal representative starting in 2004, conducting trials and appeals related to motor vehicle accidents, real estate, small claims court and criminal court (summary). Now as a lawyer, his current practice focuses on Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Real Estate and Community Advocacy.

Mohamed obtained his Honors Bachelor degree from the University of Toronto and his Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba. While in law school, he was selected as a representative of his law school at the Davies Annual Corporate Law Moot where he placed as one of the top oralists. He studied law abroad in multiple programs and countries and competed in the United States as a moot trial champion, then he summered and articled at a prominent full service Bay Street firm.

Mohamed is a passionate volunteer with national organizations which focus on human rights and civil liberties. He held several leadership positions over the past decade that enabled him to advocate for vulnerable communities and individuals throughout Canada. His creative approach to his work have lead to great success both in and out of courtrooms. Mohamed has worked on cases that were before the Provincial and Superior courts in Ontario, Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. He was also a regular analyst on CBC’s Power and Politics for over five years and appears frequently on other television and radio shows.

He is an avid fitness and sports fan with particular emphasis on soccer which culminated in his naming his son after his favorite soccer player.

Honors Bachelor degree from the University of Toronto

Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba

• Canadian bar association
• American Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Ontario Soccer Association
• The Advocates’ Society
• Canadian Muslim Lawyer Association (CMLA)
• ACLA
• Canadian Arab Federation (CAF)