Delex LLP
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 195 handling Intellectual Property.
About Delex LLP
Delex LLP is a small Toronto firm built around two partners, Brendan D. Peters and Sohaib M. Habib, working out of an office on John Street in the city's downtown core. Both hold a JD from Dalhousie University, class of 2019, and were called to the Ontario bar in 2020. Each also came in with a graduate science degree before turning to law, and the firm's own description of its work, blockchain, fintech, intellectual property, and complex litigation involving emerging technology including artificial intelligence, follows from that combination.
The day to day work centres on cryptocurrency and digital asset disputes: tracing and recovering funds lost to rug pulls, pig-butchering scams, and other crypto fraud, plus token launch and DAO regulatory questions, NFT and art law disputes, and commercial technology litigation. Habib was the first lawyer in Canada to serve defendants by way of an NFT airdrop and wrote a LexisNexis book on the legal and policy issues around NFTs. Peters has litigated in the Federal Courts, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and, through a Nova Scotia Bar admission, in Nova Scotia's courts too. Consultations start at $300 an hour plus HST, and the firm is set up to accept payment in cryptocurrency.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Sohaib M. Habib is the first lawyer in Canada to serve defendants by way of a non-fungible token (NFT) airdrop.
- Habib wrote Non-Fungible Tokens: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues, published by LexisNexis on February 26, 2024.
- Peters wrote Cryptocurrency Regulation (Canada, US, and EU) for LexisNexis Practical Guidance, published January 12, 2026.
- Both partners hold a JD from Dalhousie University (2019) and were called to the Ontario Bar in 2020; Peters was also called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2021.
- Peters and Habib represented parties in Desormeaux v. Oloko, 2026 ONSC 162, and Chafe v. Munro et al, 2025 ONSC 2712, among other reported commercial and cryptocurrency disputes.
In the community
- Brendan Peters is part time faculty at the Schulich School of Law, coaching the team for the annual Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot.
- The firm's partners have discussed cryptocurrency law publicly, including coverage in the Toronto Star (November 2025) and the Saturday Star (May 2024), a radio interview on 580 CRA Live (May 2024), and an appearance on the Lawyered podcast (November 2023).
- Sohaib Habib is a contributor to LexisNexis Practice Notes on blockchain and smart contract topics.
Fees & payment
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2020 · median 6 years in practice 2 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Dalhousie University (2) 2 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Delex LLP's office is on John Street in downtown Toronto. The firm's art law page describes its client base as drawn from the city's art, design, and digital innovation sectors, and that client mix lines up with a practice that advises artists, designers, and galleries on copyright and NFT questions alongside its cryptocurrency and technology litigation work. It's a small, two-lawyer operation rather than a firm with deep local roots in one neighbourhood; the practice is built around clients doing business online and across jurisdictions more than around a single downtown institution.
Frequently asked questions
- I think I lost money to a cryptocurrency scam. Can Delex LLP help me get it back?
- Fraud and digital asset recovery is a core focus of the firm's practice. It handles rug pulls, pig-butchering scams, and recovery scams, and looks for ways to trace and recover funds, some of which don't require going through full litigation.
- I'm an artist or gallery with a copyright or NFT ownership dispute. Does Delex LLP handle that?
- Yes. The firm's art law practice advises on copyright ownership, licensing agreements, and NFT minting and licensing questions, and represents clients in disputes over authenticity, ownership, and licensing.
- I'm launching a token or setting up a DAO. Can Delex LLP advise on the regulatory side?
- The firm advises technology start-ups and businesses on token launches, DAOs, and other emerging business structures, alongside its litigation work in commercial and technology disputes.
- How many lawyers work at Delex LLP and where is the office?
- Delex LLP has two partners, Brendan D. Peters and Sohaib M. Habib, working from an office on John Street in downtown Toronto.
- What does a consultation cost, and can I pay in cryptocurrency?
- Consultations start at $300 an hour plus HST, and the firm is set up to accept payment in cryptocurrency.
- Does Delex LLP only handle matters in Ontario?
- No. Peters is called to both the Ontario and Nova Scotia Bars, and the partners have litigated in the Federal Courts as well as the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Nova Scotia's courts.
Where to find them
180 John St., Toronto, ON, M5T 1X5
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