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About
Provided by Robert W Staley
Practice Areas
Robert Staley's practice focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation, securities regulation, shareholder activism and class actions. Rob has extensive experience in Canadian and cross-border securities regulatory and enforcement matters, class actions, takeover bid litigation, foreign corrupt practices, appraisal and share valuation remedies, derivative actions, arrangements and the oppression remedy. Rob regularly advises corporations, Boards of Directors, Audit Committees and Special Committees in connection with internal and regulatory investigations and in connection with proxy contests and contested transactions. Rob has a broad trial and appellate practice in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Rob has appeared before the Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta Securities Commissions. Rob also has a robust pro bono practice, including in significant constitutional cases. Rob has served as Head of the firm's Securities Litigation Practice Group, as co-Head of the firm's Litigation Department and as a member of the firm's Partnership Board.
Career
Admitted to Ontario Bar, 1987.
Personal
LLB (University of Toronto), 1985.
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based Robert Staley is a tremendously well-regarded commercial litigator with an active practice representing clients in shareholder disputes and securities class actions.
Toronto-based Robert Staley is a tremendously well-regarded commercial litigator with an active practice representing clients in shareholder disputes and securities class actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rob is known as being super smart, tenacious and hard-working."
"Robert is just amazing. He is not just tactical but also strategic, very responsive, easy to talk to, very commercial and very thorough."
"He's an outstanding strategist who is able to very quickly assess legal situations."
"Robert is a paragon of excellence in his area of practice."
"Rob is known as being super smart, tenacious and hard-working."
"Robert is just amazing. He is not just tactical but also strategic, very responsive, easy to talk to, very commercial and very thorough."
"He's an outstanding strategist who is able to very quickly assess legal situations."
"Robert is a paragon of excellence in his area of practice."
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