Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
An experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with an emphasis on banking, insolvency law and financial restructuring, Robbie balances a busy practice with a healthy dose of volunteer work. Currently serving as Chair of the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia, he is a past president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, a past chair of the Canadian Bar Association (NS) and a Fellow of the Insolvency Institute of Canada. Robbie has appeared in the courts of Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec on insolvency and restructuring cases.
Education & Career
Education
University of London, LL.M., 1970 (mark of distinction)
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1969
Dalhousie University, B.A., 1966
Activities
Chair, Law Foundation of Nova Scotia
Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada (Board of Directors, 2004-2010)
Member, Canadian Bar Association (past president, Nova Scotia Branch)
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (co-chair, Annual Meeting, 2000)
Past chair, Canadian Law Information Council
Director, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2001-2004
Member, INSOL International
Member and past president, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Member, Ethics Committee, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, 2002-2009
Member, Real Estate Task Force, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, 2004-2007
Accolades
Best Lawyers 2021 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax
King’s Counsel, 1986
Best Lawyers Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Halifax 2019, 2016 and 2011
Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2016 – 2020 (Insolvency & Restructuring)
Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance, 2006, 2008-2023
Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2006, 2008-2023
Best Lawyers: Derivatives Law, 2006, 2008-2023
Best Lawyers: Insolvency and Financial Restructuring, 2006, 2008-2023
2003-2012, Member, Lexpert/American Lawyer Media’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
Recipient, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Distinguished Service Award, 2011
Fellow, Insolvency Institute of Canada, 2008
Lexpert rating: Banking & Financial Institutions, 2010 – 2013, 2016 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Commercial Law, 2010 – 2013, 2015 – 2023
Lexpert rating: Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, 2010 – 2013, 2015 – 2020, 2023
Lexpert rating: Mergers & Acquisitions, 2016 – 2017, 2021, 2023
Lexpert rating: Corporate Mid-Market, 2010 – 2013, 2018, 2022
Lexpert rating: Employment, 2014
Martindale-Hubbell rating: AV Preeminent® (highest peer rating)