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About
Provided by Peter Rubin
Practice Areas
Peter practice focuses on restructuring and insolvency and complex commercial litigation matters. His R&I practice involves advising debtor companies, lender syndicates, secured and unsecured creditors, purchasers of distressed assets, debtor-in-possession lenders, and other parties affected by business insolvency issues. He has acted as independent counsel for monitors in reorganization cases, receivers and trustees in bankruptcy. Peter's commercial litigation practice focuses on contractual disputes, tax appeals, tort claims, shareholder and securities litigation, equitable remedies, including fiduciary duties and creditors' rights.
Career
Peter’s practice is national in scope. His commercial litigation practice has involved appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada, all courts in British Columbia, the Federal Courts, the Tax Court of Canada, and numerous administrative tribunals, arbitrators and mediators. Separately, he has acted as debtor counsel, counsel to secured creditors and court officer’s counsel in many of Canada’s largest insolvency files. In addition to appearing on insolvency matters in all levels of Court in British Columbia, Peter frequently appears in Ontario and Alberta on restructuring matters.
Publications
Peter has co-authored Continuing Legal Education (CLE) papers, frequently appears as a lecturer at insolvency conferences, and is a contributing author to a comprehensive text on government liability. He is also a regular guest lecturer at the Law Society's professional legal training course.
Chambers Review
Canada
Vancouver-based Peter Rubin is commended for his assured handling of several prominent CCAA proceedings and counts a number of financial institutions among his clients.
Peter Rubin is regularly mandated to act in a wide array of commercial disputes, including contractual litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, breach of fiduciary duty claims and allegations of fraud. He is based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Vancouver office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I have enjoyed excellent rapport with Peter. He provides practical advice and backs it up with sound reasoning."
"Peter Rubin knows the law and also understands the unique business context of different situations. He's collaborative, honest, loyal and effective."
"Peter Rubin is one of the best practitioners in the local market. He's well reasoned and researched."
"Peter has been an excellent advisor on Canadian bankruptcy and restructuring. He offers very practical and informed advice."
"Peter Rubin is phenomenal, strategic and the foremost guy in the Vancouver market. His advocacy is very effective and he was always very timely."
"I have enjoyed excellent rapport with Peter. He provides practical advice and backs it up with sound reasoning."
"Peter Rubin knows the law and also understands the unique business context of different situations. He's collaborative, honest, loyal and effective."
"Peter Rubin is one of the best practitioners in the local market. He's well reasoned and researched."
"Peter has been an excellent advisor on Canadian bankruptcy and restructuring. He offers very practical and informed advice."
"Peter Rubin is phenomenal, strategic and the foremost guy in the Vancouver market. His advocacy is very effective and he was always very timely."
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