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McCarthy Tétrault Offices

McCarthy Tétrault
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Canada
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Adam Goldenberg

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Dispute Resolution

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Adam is a litigation partner at McCarthy Tétrault. His trial and arbitration practice focuses on commercial and regulatory disputes. He has particular expertise in appeals and judicial reviews.

Clients value Adam’s advice on complex business problems, his agility in handling urgent issues, and his prowess in the courtroom. He has litigated matters in the courts of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick, as well as the federal courts. He has been counsel in more than 20 appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Adam regularly acts pro bono for individuals and public interest organizations, including in high-profile matters affecting the LGBTQ2S+ community.

Adam serves on the Leadership Council of the World Justice Project, an independent, multidisciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law worldwide. Early in his career, he was a law clerk to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has taught appellate practice and procedure at the University of Toronto and lectured at law schools across Canada on constitutional and administrative law.

Career

New York, 2015

Ontario, 2015

British Columbia, 2023

Memberships

Advocates’ Society; Canadian-American Bar Association; National LGBTQ+ Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales (Honorary Overseas Member)

Education

A.B., Harvard College

J.D., Yale Law School

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Canada > Dispute resolution: Ontario

(Next Generation Partners)

Adam Goldenberg – McCarthy Tétrault

McCarthy Tétrault houses a strong Ontario disputes practice which counts class action, product liability, professional liability and securities litigation, as well as white-collar defence, arbitration and regulatory matters, among its specialties. The team is regularly engaged in disputes touching on mining, environmental, Aboriginal and energy matters. Arbitration, technology, professional negligence and contractual disputes specialist Thomas N.T. Sutton heads up the almost 140-strong group. Paul Steep majors on securities litigation and has experience appearing before all levels of Ontario courts, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada; Sarit Batner has particular experience in matters involving breach of contract, professional negligence and shareholder disputes. Junior Sirivar chairs the firm’s international arbitration group and is well-versed in mining, banking, healthcare and telecoms disputes. Other key names include Moya Graham, Christine Lonsdale and Adam Goldenberg. Eric Block left the firm in July 2023.

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