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Email: rbrush@cmblaw.ca
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Robert’s expertise in corporate and securities litigation is widely recognized in both the securities industry and the legal community. In addition to being recognized as Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year for 2020 by Benchmark Litigation, Robert has been recognized by Lexpert as one of the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada and has been featured in the Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers. He has also been recognized as a leading corporate commercial litigator by Best Lawyers in Canada and as a leader in the field of securities litigation by Chambers Canada.
Robert regularly represents public companies, investment dealers, officers, directors, shareholders, investment advisors and investors in the myriad disputes that can arise in the capital markets. His securities litigation practice includes class actions, proceedings before securities regulators, director and officer liability claims, shareholder and corporate governance disputes, oppression remedy matters, takeover bid litigation, negligence claims against investment advisors and dealers, cyber-fraud investigations and claims in the financial sector, and wrongful dismissal suits against investment firms.
Robert has extensive experience representing individual and corporate respondents before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA) and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).
Robert also has a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice that includes disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, breach of contract suits, fraud and cyber-fraud investigations and claims, business tort claims, wrongful dismissal actions and professional negligence suits.
Robert has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and, due to his expertise in corporate and securities matters, has been counsel on a wide range of civil cases, class actions and regulatory proceedings across the country. He is a frequent speaker on corporate, securities and civil litigation issues and is a skills instructor at trial practice workshops put on by The Advocates’ Society.
Robert is recognized by Lexpert as one of the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada and has been featured in the Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers. In 2020, he was named Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year by Benchmark Litigation. He has also been recognized as a leading corporate commercial litigator by Best Lawyers in Canada and as a leader in the field of securities litigation by Chambers Canada. Robert is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Co-Chair, “Evidence for Litigators”, The Advocates’ Society, October 26, 2021
Co-Author, “Three Things You Need to Know if a Contract is Breached Because of COVID-19”, April 2020
Faculty, Summer Trial Advocacy College, The Advocates’ Society, June 2016 and 2018
Speaker, “Regulatory Hot Topics”, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals Annual Conference, April 22, 2019
Moderator, “Hitting your Story Home in Closing Argument”, The Advocates’ Society Civil Litigation Skills Program, April 4, 2019
Panellist, “OSC Whistleblower Program”, Northwind 2018 Investment Funds Forum, October 11, 2018
Speaker, “Errors and Omissions Insurance — What you need to know”, MFDA Risk Management Conference, October 27, 2017
Instructor, Advanced Do a Trial, Advocates’ Society, September 23, 2017
Speaker, “Compliance, The Future is Now”, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals Annual Conference, April 24, 2017
Faculty, Motions Advocacy, The Advocates’ Society, February 7, 2017
Panellist, 5th Annual Conference, Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers, April 26, 2016
Speaker, “Compliance, Own It”, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals Annual Conference, April 25, 2016
Speaker, Assante Wealth Management and CI Financial – National Wealth Management Conferences, 2014-2016
Speaker, “Risk Management, Suitability and Complaint Handling”, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals Annual Conference, April 27, 2015
Speaker and Instructor, “Objections During Cross-Examination and Re-Examination”, The Advocates’ Society, April 17, 2015