Adam is an associate in the firm's Privacy and Data Management and Employment and Labour groups. Adam has extensive experience advising clients regarding provincial and federal privacy legislation and complaints made to privacy regulators, and has acted as lead counsel through federal and provincial inquiries and investigations.
Adam also assists clients in standing up privacy and data security programs, conducting tabletop training, and in responding to ransomware, cybersecurity and other privacy and data related incidents. He is a Certified Information and Privacy Professional with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Adam has extensive experience in workplace privacy matters, and continues to advise clients on general employment and labour matters, including merger and acquisition related work. He has appeared as lead counsel before courts in employment matters, and as counsel on judicial review of labour arbitration decisions, and in various interlocutory matters, including injunctions.
Adam has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, all levels of court in Alberta, and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Adam joined Osler in 2013 as a summer student, and completed his articles with the firm in 2016.
Representative Work
- Cents
Cents in its acquisition of Laundroworks
- Monex Group Inc
Monex Group in its acquisition of 3iQ Digital Holdings Inc.
- iCON Infrastructure
iCON Infrastructure in its investment in QSL
- Contractor Compliance
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
- Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital
Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital in connection with Spellbook’s US$10.9 million Series A financing round
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Cyclica for US$40 million
- OneComply
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
- Legault Group
Legault Group closes strategic partnership with Homes Alive Pets
- CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial in its agreement to acquire Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million
- Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. in its US$ 100 million sale to Ellimist Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- MoonPay
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Assembly Digital
Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Angus Systems
Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Vigil Health Solutions Inc.
Vigil Health Solutions in its acquisition by ASSA ABLOY
- Xero
Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Anthos Capital
Anthos Capital in Gradient MSP’s US$10.25 million Series A financing round
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive
Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Genesis Fertilizers
Genesis Fertilizers in its partnership formation and equity capital raise to develop a 700,000 metric tonne urea plant and six distribution facilities in Western Canada at an estimated $1.7 billion
- Perpetua
Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks
Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- Echosec Systems
Echosec Systems in its acquisition by The Tusker Fund
- ehsAI
ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
Select Reported Cases:
- MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Vigil Health Solutions in its $12.55 million acquisition by ASSA ABLOY
- Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Anthos Capital in Gradient MSP’s US$10.25 million Series A financing round
- A syndicate of investors in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
- Mobify in its acquisition by Salesforce
- 7Geese in its acquisition by Paycor
- Cytapex Bioinformatics in its acquisition by Insightful Science
- Tutela Technologies Ltd. in its acquisition by Comlinkdata
- WealthBar with respect to CI Financial’s acquisition of a majority stake in WealthBar
- Vendasta Technologies Inc. in its $40 million growth funding
- Teck Resources, in multiple claims, applications and appeals brought by former employee in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal, as well as applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
- Creditloans Canada Financing, in a dispute with a founder over severance, bonuses, and stock options at summary trial before the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- NAL Resources Management in a privacy complaint and subsequent inquiry before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta regarding the collection and use of telematics/GPS data
- Servus Credit Union, in an inquiry before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta regarding an alleged collection of personal information
- A subsidiary of Nutrien. in relation to litigation in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench concerning precision agriculture technology licensing
- Kinder Morgan Canada, in successful injunction and contempt proceedings relating to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion at the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- EnCana, in a $11 million claim brought in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench by a landowner for alleged damages sustained due to “fracking” in oil and gas operations
- Rogers Communications, before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in respect of claims and disputes related to cellphone tower leases
Other Work:
- Representing an employer in a wrongful dismissal claim regarding cause for termination of a long term employee
- Representing an employer in an application for judicial review of a labour arbitration decision
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction enjoining individuals from interfering with a right of access guaranteed by a lease
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction for a midstream oil and gas company enjoining individuals from interfering in pipeline related construction work
- Obtained a confidentiality and sealing order for a client in a judicial review of a privacy commissioner decision
- Represented a major technology company in a claim regarding an unpaid financing debt
Select Reported Decisions:
- Letourneau v Honeywell Limited, 2020 AJ No 592 (QB)
- Martinez v Chaffin, 2019 ABQB 349
- Martin v Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited, 2018 BCSC 2557
- Martinez v Chaffin, 2018 ABCA 244
- Pintea v Johns, 2017 SCC 23
- Jover v Creditloans Canada Financing Inc, 2017 BCSC 2341
Cents in its acquisition of Laundroworks
Monex Group in its acquisition of 3iQ Digital Holdings Inc.
iCON Infrastructure in its investment in QSL
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital in connection with Spellbook’s US$10.9 million Series A financing round
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million
- Recursion
Recursion in its acquisition of Cyclica for US$40 million
- OneComply
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
- Legault Group
Legault Group closes strategic partnership with Homes Alive Pets
- CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial in its agreement to acquire Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million
- Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. in its US$ 100 million sale to Ellimist Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- MoonPay
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Assembly Digital
Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Angus Systems
Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Vigil Health Solutions Inc.
Vigil Health Solutions in its acquisition by ASSA ABLOY
- Xero
Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Anthos Capital
Anthos Capital in Gradient MSP’s US$10.25 million Series A financing round
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive
Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Genesis Fertilizers
Genesis Fertilizers in its partnership formation and equity capital raise to develop a 700,000 metric tonne urea plant and six distribution facilities in Western Canada at an estimated $1.7 billion
- Perpetua
Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks
Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- Echosec Systems
Echosec Systems in its acquisition by The Tusker Fund
- ehsAI
ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
Select Reported Cases:
- MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Vigil Health Solutions in its $12.55 million acquisition by ASSA ABLOY
- Xero in its acquisition of TaxCycle
- Anthos Capital in Gradient MSP’s US$10.25 million Series A financing round
- A syndicate of investors in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
- Mobify in its acquisition by Salesforce
- 7Geese in its acquisition by Paycor
- Cytapex Bioinformatics in its acquisition by Insightful Science
- Tutela Technologies Ltd. in its acquisition by Comlinkdata
- WealthBar with respect to CI Financial’s acquisition of a majority stake in WealthBar
- Vendasta Technologies Inc. in its $40 million growth funding
- Teck Resources, in multiple claims, applications and appeals brought by former employee in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal, as well as applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
- Creditloans Canada Financing, in a dispute with a founder over severance, bonuses, and stock options at summary trial before the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- NAL Resources Management in a privacy complaint and subsequent inquiry before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta regarding the collection and use of telematics/GPS data
- Servus Credit Union, in an inquiry before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta regarding an alleged collection of personal information
- A subsidiary of Nutrien. in relation to litigation in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench concerning precision agriculture technology licensing
- Kinder Morgan Canada, in successful injunction and contempt proceedings relating to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion at the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- EnCana, in a $11 million claim brought in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench by a landowner for alleged damages sustained due to “fracking” in oil and gas operations
- Rogers Communications, before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in respect of claims and disputes related to cellphone tower leases
Other Work:
- Representing an employer in a wrongful dismissal claim regarding cause for termination of a long term employee
- Representing an employer in an application for judicial review of a labour arbitration decision
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction enjoining individuals from interfering with a right of access guaranteed by a lease
- Successfully obtained an interim injunction for a midstream oil and gas company enjoining individuals from interfering in pipeline related construction work
- Obtained a confidentiality and sealing order for a client in a judicial review of a privacy commissioner decision
- Represented a major technology company in a claim regarding an unpaid financing debt
Select Reported Decisions:
- Letourneau v Honeywell Limited, 2020 AJ No 592 (QB)
- Martinez v Chaffin, 2019 ABQB 349
- Martin v Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited, 2018 BCSC 2557
- Martinez v Chaffin, 2018 ABCA 244
- Pintea v Johns, 2017 SCC 23
- Jover v Creditloans Canada Financing Inc, 2017 BCSC 2341
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Sep 28, 2021
Tort of ‘Public Disclosure of Private Facts’ recognized in Alberta in ‘Revenge Porn’ case
The definition of common law privacy torts in the province of Alberta has been expanded as a result of the recent decision in ES v Shillington...
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Osler Update Apr 12, 2017
Ontario court dismisses injunction to restrain random drug and alcohol testing
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently denied a union’s injunction to restrain an employer’s universal random drug and alcohol testing...
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Awards and Recognition
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Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
Media Mentions
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Media Mentions Jul 16, 2021
A Toronto strip club is making vaccinations mandatory for staff and customers. Should businesses have to answer to that? – Toronto Star
As Ontario enters Step 3 of its reopening plan, some want to know the vaccination status of staff and other customers when they visit.
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Media Mentions Apr 14, 2021
Etiquette for asking if your employees are vaccinated – Canadian Underwriter
As increasing numbers of Canadians register to receive their COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are wondering if they have the right to know if their...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Published Work
- C. Feasby and A. LaRoche, “Competition Act Class Actions – Copycat Litigation, Economic Incentives and the Question of Reform” in T.L. Archibald, ed., Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2016 (Toronto: Carswell, 2016) 457-477.
Previous Speaking Engagements
- Incident Preparedness and Ransomware, AB Privacy & Access Law Section – South Meeting, Canadian Bar Association – Alberta Branch
Speaker, Calgary, September 23, 2019
Credentials
Education
- Dalhousie University, JD
- University of Toronto, HBA (High Distinction)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Executive Member, CBA Privacy & Access Law Section (South)
- The Law Society of Alberta
- The Law Society of British Columbia
- Calgary Bar Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
