Lawyer Profile
Robert B. Dawkins
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Robert practised with BLG in Vancouver, advising and writing on banking and financial-services regulation, payments, FinTech, blockchain, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity. He also participated in major commercial litigation and anti-piracy matters. As part of BLG's national anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting team, he acted for satellite broadcasters and encryption providers in Canadian proceedings involving circumvention technology, injunctions, asset-freezing orders and evidence-preservation remedies. His BLG publications also addressed regulatory developments affecting financial institutions and emerging payment technologies.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2002 (ON); 2004 (BC)
Professional Details
Articles & Speeches
Co-author, Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter, BLG, April 2019
Co-author, Navigating the Blockchain Revolution: Cryptocurrencies may be traced, but to where and whom?, BLG, 2019
Speaker, The ABC's of Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Canadian Bar Association BC, 2019
Presenter, The Dummies' Guide to Blockchain and Why It's Not Really the Answer to Everything, BLG and HSBC learning session, 2018