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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
Securities
Commercial
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

Robert Brush is recognized as one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. 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 securities and corporate commercial litigator by Best Lawyers in Canada and has been ranked by Chambers Canada in securities litigation and general commercial litigation.

Robert's practice spans corporate, commercial, M&A, and securities litigation, with a particular focus on disputes that arise from significant business transactions, shareholder relationships, and capital markets activity.

His commercial litigation practice 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 also maintains an active securities litigation and regulatory practice, representing market participants in investigations, enforcement proceedings, and related civil disputes. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), and other securities commissions and regulatory and arbitral tribunals across Canada.

 

Key practice areas
  • Commercial
  • Commercial and transactions
  • Commercial disputes
  • Dispute resolution
  • Government and regulatory
  • Securities
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Government and public policy
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Transport
Academic qualifications
  • LL.B., University of Toronto, 1996

Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, 1998

Address:
179 John Street, Suite 800
Toronto, ON, M5T 1X4
Canada
Tel:+1 416 217 0822 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://cmblaw.ca/people/robert-brush.html