Charney Lawyers
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 94 handling Class Actions.
About Charney Lawyers
Charney Lawyers PC is a small litigation firm with its main office in the Yorkville area of Toronto. Theodore P. Charney (Ted Charney) founded the firm in 2013 after a long career in litigation; Charney was called to the Ontario bar in 1987 and later to the British Columbia bar in 2021. The firm concentrates on class actions, along with business litigation, employment law, personal injury and product liability claims, privacy law, and real estate and condominium disputes. It also keeps a second office in Vancouver, which supports a national class action practice.
Class actions are the firm's main focus. Its lawyers have acted as lead or co-lead counsel in over 50 class proceedings across Canada, in areas including competition law, consumer rights, employment, pharmaceuticals, privacy breaches, and product defects, with cases involving companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Ford, TikTok, and Whirlpool. Charney's lawyers are counsel of record in more than 300 reported decisions. Class action fees are contingent on the outcome: the firm covers the costs of pursuing a case up front, and clients don't pay unless it succeeds. The associate team includes lawyers who moved to Toronto after practising in New York and Vancouver, and one who trained at a class actions clinic during law school.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founded in 2013 by Theodore P. Charney, called to the Ontario bar in 1987 and to the British Columbia bar in 2021.
- The firm's lawyers have served as lead or co-lead counsel in over 50 class proceedings across Canada and are counsel in more than 300 reported decisions.
- Charney has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and the courts of appeal of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as the Federal Court.
- A 2018 settlement in Condon v. Canada, a privacy breach class action, was described in the certification decision as a benchmark for privacy breach class actions.
- The firm expanded to a second office in Vancouver, reflecting its national class action docket.
In the community
- One of the firm's associates serves on the board of the Ralph Thornton Community Centre, a community centre in Toronto.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleFees & payment
ContingencyLawyers 3
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2014–2023 · median 7 years in practice 2 of 3 lawyers
- Law schools
- Columbia University, Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC 2 of 3 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Charney Lawyers' office is on Bloor Street West in Yorkville, a Toronto neighbourhood known for its Victorian era streets and the stretch of Bloor Street sometimes called the Mink Mile for its concentration of shops. The Royal Ontario Museum sits nearby. It's an unusual setting for a litigation firm, and most of Charney's work has little to do with the neighbourhood around it: the firm runs a national class action docket out of this office and a second one in Vancouver, so its day to day business runs through courts across the country rather than the shops and galleries outside its door.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Charney Lawyers only handle class actions?
- No. Class actions are the firm's main focus, but it also handles business litigation, employment law, personal injury and product liability claims, privacy law, and real estate and condominium disputes.
- How do class action fees work at Charney Lawyers?
- Fees are contingent on the outcome. The firm covers the costs of pursuing a case, including legal time, disbursements, and expert reports, and clients don't pay unless it recovers compensation, at which point the firm's fee is typically 20 to 30 percent of the amount recovered.
- I think I might be affected by one of Charney's class actions. How do I find out?
- The firm keeps lists of its current and settled class actions on its website, including cases involving companies such as Facebook, TikTok, Ford, Amazon, and Whirlpool, and it invites people who believe they may be part of a class to contact the firm directly.
- When was Charney Lawyers founded and who leads it?
- The firm was founded in 2013 by Theodore P. Charney, who was called to the Ontario bar in 1987 and the British Columbia bar in 2021.
- Where are Charney Lawyers' offices?
- The main office is in the Yorkville area of Toronto, at 151 Bloor Street West. The firm also has a second office in Vancouver.
- Is the Charney Lawyers office accessible?
- The firm says it's committed to providing a barrier free environment for clients, in keeping with Ontario's accessibility legislation.
Where to find them
151 Bloor St W Suite 604, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7 · 416-964-7950
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