Deepshikha Dutt

Deepshikha Dutt is a Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Dentons' Toronto office, where she also co-leads the National Professional Liability subgroup. Her practice focuses on Commercial Litigation, specifically professional liability, class actions and insurance-related matters, primarily dealing with directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) liability.

An adept commercial and civil litigator, Deepshikha represents individuals and companies in a variety of commercial and insurance-related disputes, including contractual and shareholder disputes, oppression claims and securities litigation involving secondary market misrepresentations, negligence and negligent misrepresentations.

With extensive experience in trials, summary dismissals and appeals, Deepshikha has a proven track record of achieving favourable outcomes for her clients. She has appeared before all levels of court and administrative tribunals in matters involving issues of professional negligence, product liability, fire loss real estate, copyrights, defamation, fraud, conspiracy, financial schemes, environmental issues and complex class actions brought under the Class Action legislation. Notably, she successfully represented the D&Os of a financial institution in an eight-week trial involving fraud, negligence and negligent misrepresentation in an offering statement.

Deepshikha has also successfully represented insurers in coverage applications and advises clients on various coverage matters, including CGL coverage, environmental coverage, D&O coverage, and priority issues involving multi-jurisdictional and multi-entity insurance policies. To complement her robust litigation practice, she has an active alternative dispute resolution practice, representing clients in arbitrations and mediations.

In addition to her Canadian practice, Deepshikha is also a licensed lawyer in India with the Bar Council of India. She is involved with several pro bono projects with the firm.

Her reported cases include Crawford v. Khanna et al., 2025 ONSC 1560; Larouche v Pure Gold Mining Inc., 2024 BCSC 1889; Simeon Solomon v. Five Nations Energy Inc., 2023 ONSC 4818; Multicultural Consultancy Canada Inc. v. Central 1 Credit Union, 2023 ONSC 1525; Vale Canada Limited v. Insurers et.al, 2022 ONSC 12 and 2022 ONCA 862; Christie et al. v. Elia et al., 2022 ONSC 1287; Kik Interactive Inc. v. Insurer, 2020 ONSC 8194; and Polla v. Croatian (Toronto) Credit Union, 2019 ONSC 1641, 2020 ONCA 818.

She holds an LLM from the University of Western Ontario (2010), a B.A.LL.B (with Hons) from the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University (2009), a Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws (2007–2008) and a Diploma in Intellectual Property from WIPO, Geneva (2007–2008). She was the recipient of the Academic Graduate Scholar Award for her Masters of Law at the University of Western Ontario (2009–2010).

She is a member of the Bar Council of India, the Law Society of Ontario, The Advocates' Society, the Ontario Bar Association and the South Asian Bar Association, and is recognised by The Legal 500 Canada for Insurance: Dispute Resolution.