Farhad Balim is a litigation lawyer with a focus on international, business law and real estate disputes. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate/commercial, international and real estate matters.

Farhad Balim holds a Juris Doctor and a Certificate of International Business Law from Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, and a B.Sc. with Honours in Computer Science from York University, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

During his legal studies at Queen’s Law, Farhad Balim was involved in various student initiatives. He was an elected member of the Law Students’ Society, an editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper of Queen’s Law and he volunteered as a caseworker in Queen’s Legal Aid.

Farhad supports a variety of community initiatives as a volunteer and is one of the founding members of the Iranian Legal Professionals of Ontario, a not-for-profit entity which later merged with the Iranian Canadian Lawyers’ Association to form the Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals. In 2010, Farhad Balim acted as the campaign manager of a City Council candidate in the City of Toronto municipal elections. Farhad is the Legal Advisor and former Public Relations Director of Tirgan Festival and as a volunteer, he provides probono legal services to a number of other non-profit organizations. Farhad Balim also served as a director and the Chair of the Policy Development Committee of the Iranian Canadian Congress from 2014 to 2016.

As at now, Farhad stands as a legal agent of Gouvernement du Canada. with Gouvernement du United States

Prior to now, Farhad Balim worked as a corporate lawyer at Gardiner Roberts LLP.

During his free time Farhad enjoys cycling, cooking, reading, writing short stories and traveling.

Farhad Balim is fluent in French, English, Farsi and has a basic understanding of Arabic.

Contact Farhad to get to know him better and to see how he can assist you with your legal needs.