Robert Frank Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Extensive experience representing Canadian and multinational corporations, private companies and entrepreneurs in a broad range of complex corporate-commercial, transnational, regulatory, environmental and employment disputes. Select notable mandates include:• Lead counsel representing a former shareholder with respect to claims in excess of $30 million relating to breach of contract, oppression, breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation • Lead counsel in respect of a claim by an… Show more Extensive experience representing Canadian and multinational corporations, private companies and entrepreneurs in a broad range of complex corporate-commercial, transnational, regulatory, environmental and employment disputes. Select notable mandates include:• Lead counsel representing a former shareholder with respect to claims in excess of $30 million relating to breach of contract, oppression, breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation • Lead counsel in respect of a claim by an investor in a publicly traded mining company seeking damages for negligent misrepresentation with respect to the preparation of NI 43-10 technical reports• Lead counsel representing a Russian state enterprise in obtaining the dismissal of a $300 million claim in Canada on the basis of sovereignty and security objections• Lead counsel representing Rogers Cable (Rogers Communications) before the Ontario Energy Board in respect of numerous regulatory proceedings and consultations relating to unmetered scattered load• Lead litigation counsel representing a multinational power management company in civil proceedings relating to historical operations of a subsidiary alleged to have caused property damage stemming from migration of environmental contamination, and related complex limitation period issues• Lead counsel representing a former employee with respect to unpaid bonus and dividend claims and counterclaims relating to wrongful conversion, misappropriation of funds and breach of fiduciary dutyStrong leader and manager with excellent organizational skills:• Local Chair, Toronto Litigation (Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP), 2013 – 2017• Management Committee (Macleod Dixon LLP, Toronto), 2006 – 2009• Student Committee (Toronto), Co-chair/Chair (Macleod Dixon LLP), 2004 – 2007• Firm-wide committees (Macleod Dixon LLP): Remuneration Committee (2006 – 2008, co-chair, 2008); Partnership Review (Promotion) Committee (2004 – 2007); Conflicts Committee (2006 – 2007) Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.)

Visiting Year, Law

Bachelor Of Civil Law; Bachelor Of Common Law

B.Sc. (Honours), Psychology