Lawyer Profile
Andrew J. Robertson
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Andrew practices mergers and acquisitions and corporate commercial law. He advises public and private companies, private equity funds, family offices, institutional co-investors, and entrepreneurs on a variety of transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, minority and growth equity investments, and structuring and corporate governance matters. Andrew’s transactional experience extends across a number of industries, including insurance, energy, forestry, food and beverage, manufacturing, technology, and mining. In addition to transaction-specific mandates, Andrew provides ongoing strategic and corporate advice to clients in a variety of industries. Andrew is currently serving as head of the Business Services Group (Vancouver and Yellowknife), managing the solicitors’ departments in those offices.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2013 (ON); 2014 (BC)
Professional Details
Education
Chartered Financial Analyst Program, Completed Level 1, 2014 University of Toronto, J.D., 2012 Simon Fraser University, B.A., 2009; Bar admissions: Called to the Alberta Bar, 2023 Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2014 Called to the Ontario Bar, 2013
Associations
American Bar Association, Member Association for Corporate Growth, BC Chapter, Director & Secretary Canadian Bar Association, Member Canadian Bar Association, Business Law Subsection, Member Community Activities Association for Corporate Growth, BC Chapter – Director & Secretary
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Canada Corporate/Commercial - British Columbia (Up and Coming) Andrew J. Robertson 2026
Articles & Speeches
49 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 20 Practice Areas in Chambers Canada 2026 September 2025 Rankings & Recognitions Lawson Lundell Advises Private Investor Group on Pan American Nursery Products Acquisition April 2025 Deals & Cases Lawson Lundell Advises Axis Insurance Managers on Strategic Growth Investment from Lee Equity June 2024 Deals & Cases
Selected Decisions
Acted for acted for a private investor group on their acquisition of Pan American Nursery Products Inc. Acted for Mytilineos Energy & Metals on its acquisition of five solar energy projects in Alberta from Westbridge Renewable Energy. Acted for Axis Insurance Managers on its strategic partnership with Lee Equity Partners. Acted for Canfor on the sale of its Mackenzie forest licence and related assets to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation. Acted for IPB Investments, the private equity arm of Bosa Properties, with respect to its acquisition of a portfolio of Home Hardware Stores across Western Canada. Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of Pacific Coast Fruit Products. Acted for Westland Insurance Group on its strategic partnership with Blackstone. Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Monarch Industries. Acted for Ansan Group on numerous acquisitions, including Universal Group, Valley Traffic, Beacon Lite, and others. Acted for Westland Insurance on numerous acquisitions, including Front Row Insurance Brokers, Andrew Agencies, Storm Insurance Group, and others. Acted for AllWest Insurance on its sale to Navacord Insurance.