Jay Naster is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, who has practiced in the areas of criminal, regulatory and disciplinary law for 23 years. He appears regularly before all levels of Court in Ontario as well as various regulatory and disciplinary tribunals.

Before joining Rosen and Company in 2005, Jay spent 7 years as the senior litigation counsel with the Ontario Securities Commission and 11 years before that as a Crown Counsel with the Ontario Attorney General's Crown Law Office (Criminal) specializing in white collar crime.

Jay's practice continues to focus on the defence of individuals and corporations who are charged with white collar crimes or are facing a variety of regulatory and disciplinary tribunals for alleged professional or other misconduct. These cases generally arise in the areas of securities law, corporate and commercial fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and competition (anti-trust) law.

With his proven record of experience and expertise, Jay is uniquely positioned to serve the special needs of senior officers, directors and advisors of public and private corporations, investment dealers and other market participants who find themselves involved in proceedings before the courts or before various regulatory and disciplinary tribunals either as defendants, respondents or witnesses.

Jay's experience and expertise also extends to providing advice on the conduct of complex investigations, including due diligence inquiries, and to working closely with forensic accountants, police and regulatory officials to achieve effective and efficient resolutions of potential disputes. He is currently leading investigations on behalf of two regulatory bodies.

Jay is a founder and former Chair of the Securities Enforcement Review Committee, a coordinating committee of police and regulatory investigative agencies.

Jay is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education conferences dealing with his areas of practice and expertise. He is a past lecturer at the University of Toronto Law School, where he co-taught a course on White Collar Crime, and continues to appear from time to time as a guest speaker at law schools.

Jay L. Naster received his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1986. He is a member of a number of professional associations including the Advocates Society and the Canadian Bar Association.

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