Adam Stephens

Adam Stephens, currently Chair of Disputes and on the firm’s Executive Committee, brings to clients a wealth of experience as a commercial litigator. He expertly handles cases in various areas, including shareholders’ rights, contract disputes and real property law. As a trusted advisor, Adam is recognized for providing practical and strategic advice to his clients.

Adam actively engages with the legal community through publications and lectures. He presents on litigation skills training and on areas of the law, such as contractual obligations, leasing duties and procurement matters.

Adam is a member of the Advocates’ Society, the Ontario Bar Association, and the Canadian Bar Association. Additionally, he has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He has been recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers in Canada and Benchmark Canada.

Updated Jan 2026

• Bertrand et al. v Academic Medical Organization, 2023 ONSC 3209: successfully represented the Respondent in a breach of contract and procedural fairness application. The Application was dismissed with costs payable to the respondent.
  
  
• RH2O North America et al v. Bergmann et al, 2023 ONSC 2378: represented the Moving Parties in striking various causes of action and in striking all claims of one of the plaintiffs.
  
  
• Inzola Group Limited v Brampton (City), 2021 ONCA 143: successfully represented the respondent City on Inzola’s appeal of the Trial decision, dismissing its Action. Appeal dismissed with costs awarded in favour of the City.
  
  
• Stewardship Ontario v. The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority, Arbitration decision released May 28, 2020. Adam represented the Respondent in this arbitration involving a claim by the Applicant for reimbursement of approximately $30 million. The arbitration involved issues of statutory and contractual interpretation pertaining to Ontario’s blue box program. In the result, the Respondent was successful.
  
  
• Inzola Group Limited v. City of Brampton, 2019 ONSC 7632: Adam was lead Trial counsel for the City of Brampton in its successful Defence of a 28.5 million dollar Action brought against it by a developer for breach of a procurement process. The claim was based on allegations of bad faith and bias on the part of the former Mayor and senior staff. The action was dismissed after an eight week trial.

• Arbitration
• Commercial and transactions
• Commercial disputes
• Construction
• Dispute resolution
• Insurance

• LL.B., Dalhousie University, 2001
• B.A., McGill University

• Past Board Chair and Director, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

• Ontario, 2002