Adam Herstein

A known technology lawyer, Adam provides legal counsel to technology-based businesses, entrepreneurial and innovative ventures, and organizations intersecting law, technology, and the internet. Adam is listed as "Lawyer of the Year" in Winnipeg in "Information Technology Law" in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada.

Adam’s practice has evolved from exclusively focusing on corporate, commercial, and securities law, to that of full-spectrum business, startup, innovation, information technology (IT) and intellectual property law, focused on technology transactions. Over the past decade, Adam has become a known leader for providing legal counsel to technology-based and emerging growth businesses, as well as entrepreneurial and innovative ventures.

He has acted for some of Manitoba’s largest companies, all of whom rely on Adam for specialized advice with respect to acquisition, development, use, protection and commercialization of technology and other intellectual property, as well as its privacy law implications. He also continues practise in traditional areas of financial and insurance services, and acts for multiple non-profit and charitable organizations at a provincial and federal level.

Adam is a supporter of the startup community in Manitoba, and is proud to have assisted in the establishment of the fabrication lab which makes up part of North Forge, an incubator accelerator and entrepreneur community fueling Manitoba’s innovative science-based, technology-enabled, and advanced manufacturing startups.

He is also a past Chair, and current Executive member, of the Manitoba Bar Association Technology, Intellectual Property, and Privacy Law Section, and is a former Director, and current member, of Can-Tech, the Canadian Technology Law Association.

In addition to being recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in Winnipeg in “Information Technology Law” in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada, Adam has also been consistently recognized by Lexpert® as a Leading Practitioner in several areas related to technology transactions.