According to the foundation, Goldblatt is a founding and managing partner at Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP. His practice spans a wide range of areas, including commercial, insolvency, product liability, professional responsibility, administrative and public law litigation. He has appeared before judges, juries and arbitrators across Ontario, representing licensed professionals, professional associations, insurance companies, and both private and public corporations. Goldblatt also maintains an active class proceedings practice, acting as both defence and class counsel.
“We are very pleased that Jordan is joining the class proceedings committee,” said John Brown, the committee’s chair, in the announcement. “Jordan brings an extensive breadth and depth of litigation expertise, in particular in class actions, as well as diverse experience in public interest matters.”
Goldblatt has presented at various conferences organized by the Law Society of Ontario, the Advocates’ Society, the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association. He has taught trial advocacy at Osgoode Hall’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop. He received an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. Prior to co-founding Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, Jordan practised at Lenczner Slaght LLP and Goldblatt Partners LLP.
The class proceedings committee is responsible for making decisions about whether applicant class action plaintiffs will receive support from the Class Proceedings Fund. Both the fund and committee were established in 1992 as an amendment under the Law Society Act.