Lawyer Profile
Robin Squires
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Robin is a BLG partner, national leader of the firm's Transportation Focus Group and Toronto leader of its Maritime Focus Group. His transportation and class-action defence practice includes representing ship owners and P&I clubs in domestic and international shipping matters, airlines and aviation insurers in casualty, property-damage and passenger-rights claims, original equipment manufacturers in product-liability and class-action proceedings, municipalities in police-liability matters and lawyers in professional-negligence claims. He also advises on service agreements, contracts, releases, indemnities, governance, labour and employment, liability and risk management.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2006 (ON)
Professional Details
Education
LLB, Queen's University, 2005
Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Lakehead University, 1993
Associations
Board Member, Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
Executive Committee, Transportation Lawyers Association
Toronto Marine Club
Canadian Maritime Law Association
The Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association
American Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
Toronto Transportation Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2022
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Transportation Law
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Aviation Law
Articles & Speeches
Author, Maritime claims and limits, International Bar Association, 2025
Author, North American updates: Canada and the US, International Bar Association, 2024
Co-author, Product liability claims in Canadian maritime law, International Bar Association, 2022
Author, The Sensor: Autonomy on the roads, BLG, 2021
Presenter, How Truly Liberating are Force Majeure Clauses?, BLG, 2014