Overview

Trusted by clients to be “very practical, very knowledgeable and good at thinking things through,” Rob brings a combination of commercial insight and practical know-how to his clients’ critical capital markets matters.

Rob advises clients on a broad range of transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities and structured products, asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, equity monetizations, corporate governance and loan financings.

Known for his expertise in securities law, Rob is regularly consulted by public companies – including mining and oil and gas companies – on disclosure issues and general commercial matters. He also acts for issuers and underwriters in major cross-border transactions and advises major U.S. investment banks on securities law compliance issues concerning Canadian offerings.

Rob is an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a former member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and Small Business Advisory Committee.

Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by Barclays Capital Inc., in the private placement of US$750,000,000 of senior notes of GFL Environmental Inc.

Acted for Waste Management of Canada Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management Inc., in its Canadian private placement of $700-million of senior notes.

Acted for a syndicate of initial purchasers co-led by Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. in the C$500-million private placement offering of senior notes by Molson Coors International LP.

Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its US$325-million acquisition from B2Gold Corp. of its 70% interest in Fingold Ventures Ltd., a joint venture held by B2Gold together with its 30% joint venture partner Aurion Resources Ltd., as part of a comprehensive consolidation of properties in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of Northern Finland that establishes Finland as a multi-asset, multi-decade regional platform within Agnico Eagle's portfolio.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Natural Resources & Energy
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1999 (ON)