Joven Narwal, KC is the founding partner of Narwal Litigation LLP and one of Canada's most recognized trial and appellate lawyers in criminal and regulatory enforcement. Described by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as a champion of high-stakes criminal work shaping Canada's criminal law landscape, he represents individuals, regulated professionals, public companies, and institutions confronting serious criminal prosecution, securities enforcement, professional discipline, and complex regulatory investigations — matters where liberty, reputation, professional standing, and organizational survival are at stake.
Mr. Narwal was appointed King's Counsel (KC) by the Attorney General of British Columbia for exceptional merit and contributions to the legal profession. He has been recognized as a Litigation Star and named White Collar Crime / Enforcement Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Litigation for multiple consecutive years. He is included in Best Lawyers in Canada, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the category of White Collar Defence and Investigations, Chambers Global, and Legal500. Canadian Lawyer Magazine named him among Canada's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2024.
Mr. Narwal has appeared as counsel at every level of court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. His record includes some of the most significant and complex criminal and regulatory proceedings in Canada. His clients have included business and entertainment leaders, politicians, public health officials, athletes, clergy, academics, and regulated professionals in every field, as well as individuals who have been publicly vilified, including those the media has characterized as among Canada's most prolific organized criminals.
Recent results in 2025 include the mid-trial collapse of a high-profile insider trading prosecution after his cross-examination of the lead investigator exposed the attempted destruction of investigative records, a standing regulatory policy of destroying contemporaneous notes, the withholding of exculpatory evidence confirming his client's innocence, and the misleading of a judicial officer to obtain an improper arrest warrant. All charges were stayed. Weeks later, a second Securities Act prosecution was terminated after he exposed a fatal flaw in the state theory. He also secured a high-profile acquittal on all counts in a high profile double fatality case.
His broader record includes a full acquittal on directed verdict after twenty-seven days of trial in the high-profile Project Husky immigration fraud prosecution; full acquittals following months of trial in one of BC's largest drug prosecutions; acquittals for regulated professionals charged with serious sexual offences; and the successful defence of governmental employees, including a senior Canada Revenue Agency employee charged with tax evasion. In securities litigation, his results include the successful resolution of the largest criminal securities prosecution in BC history, the reversal of a $7.3 million BC Securities Commission disgorgement order on appeal, the dismissal of BCSC fraud allegations on a non-suit motion, and a groundbreaking ruling on the statutory interpretation of Securities Act freeze order powers. He has secured a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada on the treatment of suspended declarations of invalidity. In professional discipline, he achieved the dismissal of a Law Society of BC citation after full hearing, including the first ever allegation of perjury committed during a trial, and no charges approved by an independent Special Prosecutor in the high-profile investigation of an elected official.
He has been retained extensively for pre-charge advocacy, resolving matters before public allegations are ever made. Many of his most consequential results are not in any public record.