Does Cambridge LLP take cases directly from clients, or only through other lawyers?

Both. The firm says more than 90% of its litigation and dispute resolution matters come through referrals from other lawyers and paralegals, who it calls Partners in Advocacy, but it also takes on clients directly and can be engaged as independent counsel, co-counsel, or for a discrete part of a matter.

Can Cambridge LLP help with a dispute that crosses the Canada-US border, or involves a foreign judgment?

Cross-border litigation is one of the firm's core practice areas, covering matters like enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards and jurisdictional disputes, alongside domestic business and commercial litigation.

Does Cambridge LLP offer service in Mandarin or Cantonese?

Yes. The firm's Chinese Services Group is a team of seven lawyers who handle commercial litigation, cross-border matters, estates, immigration, and notary services in Mandarin and Cantonese, with a dedicated phone line and WeChat account for client contact.

Does Cambridge LLP handle estate litigation as well as estate planning?

Yes, both. The firm's estates group works on will and beneficiary disputes and fiduciary litigation as well as estate plan drafting and guidance for executors, trustees, and attorneys under a power of attorney.

Where are Cambridge LLP's offices?

The firm is headquartered in Toronto, in a 1925 building in the Entertainment District, with additional offices in Vancouver, Burlington, Barrie, and Elliot Lake.

Does Cambridge LLP pay referral fees to lawyers who send them a client?

Yes. The firm says it pays referral fees in accordance with the Law Society of Ontario's guidelines and handles the client consent and documentation involved.

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About Cambridge LLP

Cambridge LLP is a litigation firm headquartered in Toronto, with about 46 lawyers spread across offices in Vancouver, Burlington, Barrie, and Elliot Lake. It was co-founded in 2010 by Adam Cappelli, who still practices estate planning, administration, and estate litigation at the firm and is a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law. The Toronto office sits in a 1925 brick and beam building in the Entertainment District, a short walk from the downtown core.

The firm's work centres on business and commercial litigation, cross-border disputes, estate litigation, defamation and cyberlibel, construction law, insolvency, and class actions. Most of that work doesn't come in through the front door. More than 90% of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution matters originate as referrals from other lawyers and paralegals, who the firm calls its Partners in Advocacy. Cambridge LLP also runs a Chinese Services Group, a seven-lawyer team offering commercial litigation, cross-border, estates, immigration, and notary services in Mandarin and Cantonese, reachable through a dedicated hotline and WeChat account.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Wills, Estates & Trusts

Construction Law

Class Actions

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Administrative & Regulatory Law

Real Estate Law

Business & Corporate Law

Employment & Labour Law

Tax Law

Personal Injury

Insurance Law

Milestones & recognition

Co-founded in 2010 by Adam Cappelli, now a partner focused on estate planning, administration, and estate litigation.
Adam Cappelli holds the Law Society of Ontario's Certified Specialist designation in Estates and Trusts Law and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in Canada guide for Trusts and Estates.
One partner was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2024, recognized for contributions to advancing 2SLGBTQI+ rights under Canadian law.
The firm operates a dedicated Chinese Services Group of seven lawyers, led by a lawyer licensed to practise in both Ontario and British Columbia, offering service in Mandarin and Cantonese.

In the community

Lawyers from the firm chaired sessions, delivered the keynote address, and led a young lawyers' mentoring session at the 15th annual Sudbury Colloquium in October 2025, a continuing legal education gathering for judges, practitioners, and students in Northeastern Ontario, not far from the firm's Elliot Lake office.

Good to know

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By appointment

Lawyers 46

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1970–2025 · median 8 years in practice 20 of 46 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (6), University of Ottawa (5), University of Toronto (5), Queen's University (4), University of Windsor (4), McGill University (2) and 11 more 38 of 46 lawyers
Languages on the roster: Arabic, Cantonese, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, Teochew, Turkish

Who handles what

Offices 5

Toronto416-477-7007

333 Adelaide St. West, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1R5

Vancouver

755 Burrard St, Suite 428, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1X6

Burlington289-635-7007

3027 Harvester Road, Suite 204, Burlington, Ontario L7N 3G7

Elliot Lake705-578-5080

31 Nova Scotia Walk, Suite 307, Elliot Lake, Ontario P5A 1Y9

Barrie

55 Mulcaster Street, Suite 120, Barrie, Ontario L4M 0J4

The neighbourhood

Cambridge LLP's main office is in a 1925 brick and beam building in Toronto's Entertainment District, steps from the downtown core rather than in one of the newer glass towers that dominate the Financial District nearby. It's the kind of building that suits a firm built on repeat referral relationships more than street-level walk-in traffic.

Outside Toronto, the firm keeps a smaller footprint in Burlington and Barrie, a Vancouver office that anchors its west coast and Chinese Services Group work, and a resident partner in Elliot Lake, a Northeastern Ontario town far from Cambridge LLP's other locations. The Elliot Lake office also puts the firm within reach of the region covered by the annual Sudbury Colloquium, where several of its lawyers have presented.

Frequently asked questions

Does Cambridge LLP take cases directly from clients, or only through other lawyers?: Both. The firm says more than 90% of its litigation and dispute resolution matters come through referrals from other lawyers and paralegals, who it calls Partners in Advocacy, but it also takes on clients directly and can be engaged as independent counsel, co-counsel, or for a discrete part of a matter.
Can Cambridge LLP help with a dispute that crosses the Canada-US border, or involves a foreign judgment?: Cross-border litigation is one of the firm's core practice areas, covering matters like enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards and jurisdictional disputes, alongside domestic business and commercial litigation.
Does Cambridge LLP offer service in Mandarin or Cantonese?: Yes. The firm's Chinese Services Group is a team of seven lawyers who handle commercial litigation, cross-border matters, estates, immigration, and notary services in Mandarin and Cantonese, with a dedicated phone line and WeChat account for client contact.
Does Cambridge LLP handle estate litigation as well as estate planning?: Yes, both. The firm's estates group works on will and beneficiary disputes and fiduciary litigation as well as estate plan drafting and guidance for executors, trustees, and attorneys under a power of attorney.
Where are Cambridge LLP's offices?: The firm is headquartered in Toronto, in a 1925 building in the Entertainment District, with additional offices in Vancouver, Burlington, Barrie, and Elliot Lake.
Does Cambridge LLP pay referral fees to lawyers who send them a client?: Yes. The firm says it pays referral fees in accordance with the Law Society of Ontario's guidelines and handles the client consent and documentation involved.

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