About Nava Wilson LLP

Nava Wilson LLP is a Toronto-based law firm with a strong focus on Real Estate that has been recognized as one of the top 10 law firms in Ontario for the past decade by First Canadian Title Insurance. We provide services in Real Estate, Immigration, Corporate Law, Litigation, and Wills and Estates, and have a strong commitment to making the justice system more accessible and understood. We aim to empower our clients and communities by helping them understand their legal rights and responsibilities.


Legal procedures can be complex, but we strive to simplify them and ensure they are transparent for everyone involved. In addition to our client work, we actively engage in advocacy and capacity-building efforts, both locally and globally, to drive positive change and inspire future generations. Looking forward to working with you!

Our Team

Kubes Navaratnam

Managing Partner

Kubes Navaratnam is the Managing Partner at Nava Wilson LLP. Today Kubes leads negotiations on complex, multi-million dollar deals …

Malliha Wilson

Senior Counsel

Malliha Wilson is Senior Counsel at Nava Wilson LLP and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Previously …

Gathya Manoharan

Litigation Lawyer

Gathya Manoharan is a litigation associate at Nava Wilson LLP. Her area of work focuses on real estate breaches, construction…

Sutharsan Vasanthan

Associate Partner

Sutharsan Vasanthan is an Associate Partner at Nava Wilson LLP. Sutharsan has extensive experience in real estate law, having worked…

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Kubes Navaratnam

Managing Partner

Kubes Navaratnam is the Managing Partner at Nava Wilson LLP. Today Kubes leads negotiations on complex, multi-million dollar deals; has negotiated with municipal and provincial councils on land development projects; and has created models for re-structuring Canadian registered funds as investment vehicles for real estate.

The diversity in his areas of expertise is further underscored by his time in the Province of Ontario’s Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee; there he focused on civil litigation and estate matters on behalf of adults found to be mentally incapable. He is also a two-time honouree of Homes Magazine’s annual “Who’s Who of Real Estate”.

Under Kubes’ leadership, from 2015-2017, Nava Law Professional Corporation operated as a fast-growing Toronto law firm, that provided knowledgeable, value-driven, and client-focused legal advice to homeowners and entrepreneurs. Nava Law’s position within the communities it served, as a huge proponent of community building and capacity building, through investment in sustainable initiatives, served as the springboard from which Nava Wilson LLP has launched.

Kubes received an LL.M. in international humanitarian law from the University of Toronto, a J.D. from the University of Western Ontario, and a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from McMaster University.

Malliha Wilson

Senior Counsel

Malliha Wilson is Senior Counsel at Nava Wilson LLP and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Previously, Malliha served as the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Civil, of the Government of Ontario for over 8 years. She was Senior Appellate Litigation Counsel with the Ontario Government for more than 30 years, participating in over 20 notable cases at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ontario Court of Appeal. She specializes in international, human rights, indigenous, constitutional, corporate and labour law and other complex litigation and advisory matters. Throughout her career she has been a champion of diversity and inclusion.

Formerly she was the Special Legal Advisor at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO).

Malliha completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She completed her law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Ontario in 1981.

In 2009 she was recognized by the South Asian Bar Association with a Distinguished Career Award, in 2012 by her alma matter, Osgoode Hall Law School, with a Gold Key Award for the Public Sector, and in 2015 she was awarded the Daniel Mark Public Sector Lawyer award by the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers. In 2022, Malliha was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Malliha currently serves on the Board of the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, the Board of the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, the Editorial Board of The Philippe Kirsch Institute Global Justice Journal, the Principal’s Advisory Group at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and the Advisory Board of the Canadian Tamil Congress. Previously, she served on the Board of Directors of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association and was an adjudicator on the Hearings Panel of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association.

Malliha also donated her father’s (Professor A.J Wilson, a renowned academic) and her grandfather’s (S.J.V. Chelvanayakam, an eminent lawyer and politician in Sri Lanka) papers to the University of Toronto Scarborough archives which led to the establishment of the A.J. Wilson archives and the S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Archives.

Gathya Manoharan

Litigation Lawyer

Gathya Manoharan is a Litigation Lawyer at Nava Wilson LLP. Her area of work focuses on real estate breaches, construction liens, and mortgage enforcements. Gathya truly works for the client’s interests.

Gathya is a passionate advocate for equitable access to education. Inspired by her experiences as a student at York University and then the University of Windsor, Gathya co-founded a workshop series in 2016 to help address the unique experiences of aspiring and current law students who are visible minorities.

The series focuses on getting into law school, the law school experience and balancing the challenges of practicing as a lawyer. She also participates on panels at the University of Toronto Scarborough addressing these topics, and in the programming of the York Region Youth Leadership Program.

Gathya was driven to become a lawyer when she realized how versatile and powerful a law degree could be to protect the rights of individuals. She still considers this to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her role.

Sutharsan Vasanthan

Associate Partner

Sutharsan Vasanthan is a Associate Partner at Nava Wilson LLP. Sutharsan has extensive experience in real estate law, having worked on over 5000+ real estate closings throughout his career.

Sutharsan joined the firm in 2014, prior to which he attained his LLB from the University of Sussex, followed by his Master of Laws in Common Law from the University of British Columbia.

Sutharsan first became fascinated with the field of law through interactions with his immigration lawyer. It became a fierce passion for him when he realized how much of a positive impact a lawyer can have on the livelihood of individuals.