Overview

Robert has extensive experience in a wide variety of transactions and tax planning matters, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, corporate finance, international tax and trusts.
He is also an experienced tax litigator. Robert is an adjunct professor of tax law at McGill University’s Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, and a sought-after speaker and writer on tax topics. He has spoken frequently at the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Annual Conference, the Annual Conference of the Canadian Branch of the International Fiscal Association and many other professional venues.
J.D. Irving Limited in its successful appeal of Revenu Québec’s reassessments
Homburg Invest, Inc. in connection with its $3 billion debt restructuring and recapitalization under the CCAA
Osler has once again earned coveted Tier 1 rankings across all four categories.
Osler is proud to announce that 23 of our lawyers are recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Restructuring and Insolvency 2025. This prestigious...
Osler is proud to once again be recognized as a Tier 1 firm in the 2024 edition of the International Tax Review’s World Tax guide. Additionally, 19...
Osler is proud to announce 42 of our lawyers have been recognized as leaders in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2023.

Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Corporate Law
• Taxation Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1981 (QC); 1997 (ON)