Rob is a Partner and member of the Insurance, Class Actions, and Administrative Law Practice Groups. His practice is primarily insurance–based liability defense in the areas of occupiers liability, product liability and professional liability and discipline.
He has been a litigator for over 30 years and has extensive experience appearing before the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court and Court of Appeal. Rob is a skillful trial advocate, but he also understands that the significant majority of matters are resolved through negotiation, not trial. Accordingly, he has developed his skills and ability to resolve matters effectively and efficiently, through thoughtful analysis and strategy, from the outset of every case. He takes pride in being as persuasive an advocate in the dispute resolution process as in the courtroom.
Rob has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for Insurance Law every year since 2016, and by the Canadian Legal Lexpert directory for litigation – commercial insurance since 2020.
Rob also has a developing mediation practice. He has completed several mediation courses, including the acclaimed Mediating the Litigated Case program at the Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, and has made considerable effort to learn and understand people’s varying perspectives and to improve his listening skills. He is a past Chair, and ongoing member of the firm’s EDI Committee. The combination of Rob’s work ethic, broad scope of his litigation practice, and his mediation specific education makes him well-suited to effectively mediate any dispute.