The first enantioselectivecopper-catalyzedconjugateaddition of α-substituted benzyl nitriles to alkyl acrylates is described. This protocol allows the direct and 100% atom-economic generation of a nitrile-containing quaternarystereogeniccenter in a highly enantioselective manner. The practical application of our methodology was demonstrated through the concise formal synthesis of (−)-aphanorphine