Our Lawyers
Daniel G. Goldbloom, Partner
Barrister and Solicitor
dgoldbloom@grcllp.ca | 416-596-2865
Education
J.D., University of Toronto, 2012
B.A. (Hons.) McGill University, 2007
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Daniel Goldbloom is a partner at Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP. He defends criminal, regulatory and professional liability cases in Toronto and across Ontario.
Daniel has represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before numerous tribunals, including the Law Society Tribunal at the Law Society of Ontario, Regulated Health Professions Act Tribunals, the Ontario College of Teachers Discipline Committee, and the University of Toronto’s University Tribunal. He has also acted as intervenor on behalf of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario in significant criminal cases.
Before founding Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP, Daniel practiced criminal, civil, and regulatory litigation at a pre-eminent national law firm and was lead counsel at Goldbloom Law.
While studying law at the University of Toronto, Daniel received national and international recognition for advocacy and client counselling. Before law school, he served on the editorial board of the National Post.
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“A Focus on Legal Ethics for Solo/Small Firm Practices: Strategies to Manage Challenging Issues”, 18th Solo and Small Firm Conference: Evolution, Speaker (June 13, 2024).
“How to win s. 11(b)s”, Legal Aid Ontario Lunch and Learn, Speaker (April 24, 2024).
“Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims”, Law Society of Ontario Criminal Law Refresher 2023, Speaker (Webcast published September 20, 2023)
“Professional Discipline Agreements and Penalty Hearings: A Primer”, For The Defence, Vol. 43, No. 3 (June 2023)
“When ‘I Didn’t Know’ Is No Defence: Fraudsters, Parties, and Dupes in Professional Regulation”. Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada 24th Annual Fraud Conference, Speaker (October 3-5, 2022)
“Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: What to know, and how to avoid them”, Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario 2022 Annual Spring Conference, Speaker (June 18, 2022)
“Recognizing and Responding to the Intersection between Criminal and Immigration Law”, Ontario Bar Association Criminal Justice and Citizenship and Immigration Law Program, Speaker (Feb. 25, 2021)
“The Law of Unconstitutionally Retained Fingerprints: What counsel need to know”, OBA Institute 2019 — Criminal Justice: Watching the Detectives (Feb. 9, 2019)
“Mental Illness and the Law: A Practitioner’s Introduction”, Ontario Bar Association Criminal Justice and Health Law Program, Co-Chair (April 12, 2018)
“McNeil Disclosure: What are the police holding back?”, OBA Institute 2017 – Criminal Justice: The Ultimate Cure for Motion Sickness (Feb. 11, 2017)
Co-authored with Marlo Kravetsky and Andrew Matheson, “Corporate Inspectors’ Investigations .. or Inquisitions,” The Securities Exchange (Association of Corporate Counsel, Ontario Chapter), Vol. 1, Issue 1 (May, 2014)
“The State of Charter Damages in the Criminal Justice Context: Awaiting the promise of Vancouver (City) v. Ward”, OBA Institute 2014 – Criminal Justice: Litigating a Smarter Charter (Feb. 8, 2014)
Wayne A. Cunningham, Partner
Barrister and Solicitor
wcunningham@grcllp.ca | 416-900-3236
Education
J.D., University of Toronto, 2011
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Wayne Cunningham is a partner at Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP. He has a diverse practice, representing clients in criminal and regulatory trials and appeals. He has appeared in numerous tribunals and all levels of court in Ontario as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.
Wayne has routinely acted as an educator at various criminal law conferences and at the Ontario Police College. He also was co-counsel on the civilian review into the Halifax Encampment Clearings and has acted as counsel for a number of public interest organizations including, the Black Legal Action Centre and the HIV Legal Network.
Wayne serves on the Ontario Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Executive and belongs to the Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 2011. Before founding Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP, Wayne was a partner at one of Canada’s leading criminal defence litigation firms.
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Amanda M. Ross, Partner
Barrister and Solicitor
aross@grcllp.ca | 416-900-3235
Education
J.D., York University, 2012
B.A. (First Class Hons.), University of Alberta, 2008
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Amanda Ross is a partner at Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP. Amanda’s practice focuses on criminal, constitutional, regulatory and professional discipline litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She has appeared before all levels of court, including at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Amanda also acts as prosecution and appellate counsel for various professional regulatory bodies, and represents complainants and witnesses in privacy litigation. She has a particular interest in systemic and investigative work, and previously acted as counsel to the Honourable Gloria Epstein in relation to the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations in Toronto.
Amanda is a frequent speaker and educator on issues relating to criminal law. She is the Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section and a founding member and Vice-President of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence.
Amanda was called to the bar in Ontario in 2013. Before founding Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP, Amanda was a partner at one of Canada’s leading criminal defence litigation firms.
Alexa Klein, Associate
Barrister and Solicitor
aklein@grcllp.ca | 647-724-5382
Education
B.C.L/J.D., McGill University, 2021
B.A. (Hons.), University of Toronto, 2017
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Alexa Klein defends criminal, regulatory and professional liability cases, working tirelessly to ensure the best outcome for her clients. She provides legal services in English and French.
Before joining Goldbloom Ross Cunningham LLP, Alexa clerked for judges of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto and for a judge of the Court of Québec Criminal and Penal Division in Montreal. She also summered at the Ministry of the Attorney General Crown Law Office — Criminal, where she worked on high-profile criminal appeals to the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.
While studying law at McGill University, Alexa assisted in investigating claims of wrongful conviction for the Innocence Project and served as a director of the Legal Information Clinic at McGill.
Before law school, Alexa completed her undergraduate studies in History and Political Science with a minor in French Literature at the University of Toronto, where she graduated with High Distinction.