Adam Joseph Tanel

Adam is a passionate and highly regarded advocate. He has dedicated his career to helping the “underdog”. He has appeared at trial and appellate Courts across the country, including in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as at the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

Adam was Class Counsel in many precedent-setting cases, including Hayes v. City of Saint John (trial and appeal concerning police liability for sexual assault) Pelletier v. Canada ($800 million settlement on behalf of Canadian veterans) Jost v. Canada (successful at certification and appeal of same) McKay v. Scouts Canada et al (settlement regarding historical abuse of First Nations children) and Dufault v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (successful at summary judgment re illegitimate banking fees).

Adam is also Class Counsel in numerous certified and putative Class Actions including Opioids litigation , Glyphosate litigation , PFAS litigation and banking fees actions .

Prior to joining Koskie Minsky, Adam practiced at a prominent Toronto civil litigation firm. Adam obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto, where he was selected to represent the school at national and international mooting competitions.

We have extensive experience handling complex class actions in a wide variety of areas including residential schools, crown liability, environmental claims, securities misrepresentation, employment law, product liability and consumer protection.