Overview
Robert practises in business law and private client services. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial transactions, business succession planning, and personal estate planning.
Robert works with local charitable and not-for-profit organizations on a pro bono basis with the aim of giving back to Guelph and the surrounding communities.
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Professional achievements & leadership
- Board of Governors Medal in J.D. Program, 2014
- Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP Corporate/Commercial Prize, 2014
- McTague Law Firm LLP Business Law Award, 2014
- E. Bruce Leonard Bankruptcy and Insolvency Course Prize, 2014
- Charles J. Clark Scholarship in Law for academic excellence and involvement in community and volunteer activities, 2014
- Board of Governors In-Course Medal in J.D. Program, 2013
Thought leadership
Presentations
- Presenter, “Intersection between the Canadian Industrial Hemp Regime and the U.S. Farm Bill”, 2019 CAFA Farm Management Update, June 2019
- Presenter, “Employment and Commercial Law in Cannabis – Legal Aspects of the Business of Cannabis”, The New World of Legal Cannabis Seminar, May 2019
- Representative of Miller Thomson at CanEx Jamaica, where high profile experts spoke on topics such as advocacy, cultivation, and the business of cannabis, September 2018
- Presenter, “Cannabis Farming in Canada”, Canadian Association of Farm Advisers Farm Tax Update, October 2018
- Presenter, “Cannabis Primer for the Insurance Industry”, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association Insurance Adjusters Conference, November 2018
- Co-lecturer, “Farm Succession Planning”, Advanced Agribusiness Management course (FARE 4220), University of Guelph, March 28, 2017
Chapters
- Contributing author, Miller Thomson on Estate Planning, Chapter 12, Thomson Reuters Canada Limited, 2016
Articles
- Interviewed in and Co-author of “Why You Need Powers of Attorney“, Better Farming, December 2018
- “Restricted Farm Losses: The Plight of the Part-Time Farmer“, The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law Blog, May 2017
- Co-author, “Independent Contractors and Professional Corporations,” Etobicoke District Chartered Professional Accountants, Toronto, Ontario, January 2017
- Rectification is not Equity’s Version of a “Mulligan” – Words to Heed After Fairmont and Coutu, December, 2016
- “Bitcoin Mining Taxation,” National Tax Insights, Canadian Bar Association, March, 2014
Community involvement
- Referee, Guelph Soccer
Corporate directorships
- Governance Committee Member, Guelph Soccer
- Professional Advisors Committee Member, Guelph Community Foundation
Professional memberships
- Member, Law Society of Ontario
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Guelph Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Waterloo Wellington Estate Planning Council
Bar admissions & education
- Ontario Bar, 2015
- CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Course, Levels I and II, 2017
- Juris Doctor, University of Windsor, 2014
- B.A. (Honours) Psychology, University of Guelph, 2013
- Canadian Forces Leadership School, 2004