Withers LLP

Litigation and Arbitration

Partner

Amman is a highly skilled trial lawyer and experienced strategic advisor. Amman has represented an international clientele and is known for tackling and resolving the toughest problems - whether by aggressively litigating high-stakes cases through to trial or acting as a trusted advisor for delicate personal matters behind the scenes. He has been hired to deal with complex commercial, entertainment and trust and estate litigation matters and delicate personal matters. He has represented a Russian billionaire, multinational family offices, entrepreneurs, the fifth largest bank in the United States and a number of other companies and national brands.

Amman has litigated before state and federal courts and arbitral bodies in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and advised on the foreign aspects of litigation pending before Moscow Courts. He has practiced in both common law and civil law Jurisdictions and has represented clients in both English and French. He speaks four languages: French, Hindi, Urdu and English. He is admitted in California and as a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario, Canada. International disputes he has handled include maritime, aviation and insurance, cargo claims, film and television distribution, human rights, and NAFTA-related issues. He also has a published decision from the Federal Court of Canada regarding international cargo claims: Canusa Systems v. Canmar Ambassador, 146 F.T.R. 314 (1998) and a published decision on a novel issue of California employment law in Arechiga v. Dolores Press, Inc., 192 Cal. App. 4th 567 (2011).

English, French, Urdu

McGill University, B.A (With Distinction), (1990)

University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, Cum Laude, LL.B, (1993)

UCLA School of Law, LL.M., (1994)