Jeremy Opolsky
Canada Guide 2025
Band 6 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 6
About
Provided by Jeremy Opolsky
Practice Areas
Jeremy’s legal acumen is backed by a wealth of experience before courts across the country, with his cases often making new law. He is known for compelling oral and persuasive written advocacy that is rooted in carefully crafted litigation strategy. After clerking for Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella at the Supreme Court of Canada, Jeremy has appeared numerous times at that court—for both parties and intervenors—all of which give Jeremy unique insight and perspective to disputes at all levels of court.
Jeremy has a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice, representing clients in: shareholder disputes (for both majority and minority shareholders), often in complex, bet-the-farm oppression cases, in arbitration, in court and on appeal; confidential information disputes; fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty, and complex trust disputes. He frequently acts for clients on the Commercial List, Ontario’s specialty commercial court. He also works closely with the firm’s Family Enterprises Practice to manage disputes arising out of family office, high net worth families and/or trust and estate issues.
In his appellate and public law practice, Jeremy works closely with clients, and often as co-counsel with trial counsel, on a wide array of matters. His counsel has been sought at every stage of litigation, from advising on leave applications through to taking appeals up to the Supreme Court.
Jeremy also has a busy insolvency practice, with robust experience working on—often in collaboration with the firm’s Corporate Restructuring and Advisory Practice—some of the largest CCAA contested litigation disputes in the country.
Chambers Review
Canada
Jeremy Opolsky operates from Torys' Toronto office, where he has a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice. He represents clients in shareholder disputes, oppression cases, confidential information disputes, fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty and trust disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jeremy is a very knowledgeable and professional litigator."
"Jeremy is smart, extremely client-focused, solution-oriented, adds tremendous value to our organisation and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Jeremy is a strategic mind for complex work."
"Jeremy is a key engagement partner. He is very focused on our long-term objectives. He is strategic, nimble, savvy and direct."
"Jeremy has impressive polyvalence. He has expertise in complex commercial litigation and extensive appellate and public law knowledge, which makes him unique as he speaks from both perspectives."
"Jeremy is a very knowledgeable and professional litigator."
"Jeremy is smart, extremely client-focused, solution-oriented, adds tremendous value to our organisation and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Jeremy is a strategic mind for complex work."
"Jeremy is a key engagement partner. He is very focused on our long-term objectives. He is strategic, nimble, savvy and direct."
"Jeremy has impressive polyvalence. He has expertise in complex commercial litigation and extensive appellate and public law knowledge, which makes him unique as he speaks from both perspectives."