Adam Goldenberg
Biography:
ADAM GOLDENBERG is a partner in the Litigation Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. His trial, appellate, and arbitration practice focuses on commercial and public law disputes. Adam has litigated before judges and arbitrators across the country, including in the courts of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and the federal courts. He has been counsel in more than 20 appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Adam also regularly acts pro bono for individuals and public interest organizations, particularly in matters affecting the LGBTQ2S+ community. He has been honoured as a “Leader To Be Proud Of” by Start Proud and with a Visibility Award by the International Day of Pink. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada in 2017.
Adam is an Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales (Combar) and serves on the Leadership Council of the World Justice Project. He is also a co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Teach For Canada—Gakinaamaage and a former chair of the board of directors of Action Canada.
Early in his legal career, Adam was a law clerk to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin at the Supreme Court of Canada and to the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He has taught appellate practice and procedure as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Toronto and has lectured at law schools across Canada on constitutional and administrative law.
Source: https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/people/adam-goldenberg
