Robert has a broad litigation practice with particular emphasis on corporate and securities litigation and class action defence. Robert has experience defending securities, consumer, competition and product liability class actions.
Robert's practice also includes mergers and acquisitions litigation, director and officer liability, shareholder disputes, valuation proceedings, oppression claims, Ontario Securities Commission proceedings, and insolvency and restructuring matters. Robert has represented financial institutions and other leading clients across a range of industries, including auditors, mining companies, retailers, pharmaceutical companies, utilities and other businesses.
Robert is co-author of the Canadian chapter in The Securities Litigation Review (an annual “year in review” publication regarding securities litigation around the world) and Defending Securities Class Actions in Canada.
Representative Work
- Facebook Inc.
Facebook Inc. in the successful dismissal of the plaintiff’s appeal from an order denying certification of a proposed class action
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its agreement to increase its ownership in DECIEM Beauty Group Inc.
- Facebook, Inc.
Facebook, Inc. in the successful dismissal of certification of a proposed class action
- Hydro One Inc.
Bennett v. Hydro One Inc. et al
- Target Canada Co.
Target in connection with the wind-down of its Canadian operations under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Royal Bank of Canada in defending a proposed class action alleging conspiracy to fix foreign exchange rates
- Target in connection with the wind-down of its Canadian operations under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Kinross Gold Corporation in a proposed securities class proceeding on behalf of Kinross shareholders alleging misrepresentations in Kinross’s disclosure concerning its Tasiast mine
- Groupon Inc. in a proposed class proceeding in which it is alleged that expiry dates on Groupon vouchers are not compliant with consumer protection legislation
- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and AIG Financial Products Corp. in a proposed securities class proceeding on behalf of AIG shareholders under the Securities Act alleging misrepresentations in the financial statements and other public disclosures of AIG
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in defending proposed product liability class actions and other litigation across Canada
- Teva Canada in defending proposed product liability class actions and other litigation across Canada
- Pharmascience in defending a proposed product liability class action.
- General Electric Capital Canada in the appeal of a transfer-pricing matter concerning the cross-border pricing of debt guarantees
- General Motors of Canada Limited in the trial defence of a wrongful dismissal claim
Facebook Inc. in the successful dismissal of the plaintiff’s appeal from an order denying certification of a proposed class action
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its agreement to increase its ownership in DECIEM Beauty Group Inc.
Facebook, Inc. in the successful dismissal of certification of a proposed class action
Bennett v. Hydro One Inc. et al
Target in connection with the wind-down of its Canadian operations under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Royal Bank of Canada in defending a proposed class action alleging conspiracy to fix foreign exchange rates
- Target in connection with the wind-down of its Canadian operations under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Kinross Gold Corporation in a proposed securities class proceeding on behalf of Kinross shareholders alleging misrepresentations in Kinross’s disclosure concerning its Tasiast mine
- Groupon Inc. in a proposed class proceeding in which it is alleged that expiry dates on Groupon vouchers are not compliant with consumer protection legislation
- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and AIG Financial Products Corp. in a proposed securities class proceeding on behalf of AIG shareholders under the Securities Act alleging misrepresentations in the financial statements and other public disclosures of AIG
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in defending proposed product liability class actions and other litigation across Canada
- Teva Canada in defending proposed product liability class actions and other litigation across Canada
- Pharmascience in defending a proposed product liability class action.
- General Electric Capital Canada in the appeal of a transfer-pricing matter concerning the cross-border pricing of debt guarantees
- General Motors of Canada Limited in the trial defence of a wrongful dismissal claim
Latest Insights
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Blog Nov 11, 2024
Lack of commonality defeats investor class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty
An Ontario decision highlights the individual inquiries that often exist in proposed class actions involving investors and investment decisions.
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Report Nov 5, 2024
Osler Privacy Jurisprudence Review – Third Edition – Fall 2024
Comprised of case summaries accompanied by expert commentary, the Privacy Jurisprudence Review will help readers identify and understand emerging...
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Report May 7, 2024
Privacy Jurisprudence Review
Osler's semi-annual Privacy Jurisprudence Review is intended to help busy in-house counsel, Chief Privacy Officers and compliance professionals...
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Webinar Apr 24, 2024
AccessPrivacy Monthly Call: Data litigation roundtable: key themes and takeaways from recent privacy and data litigation decisions
In this month’s webinar, Adam Kardash will be joined by Partners from Osler’s specialized privacy and data litigation team to discuss key...
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Awards and Recognition
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Recognized in Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence); Litigation: Securities
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Litigation Star: Class Action, Commercial, Competition/Antitrust, Securities
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“Stand-out Lawyer”
—Thomson Reuters
Media Mentions
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Media Mentions Feb 2, 2022
Privacy class actions 2021: More misuse-of-information claims, certification used as screening tool – Canadian Lawyer
Osler litigation partner Robert Carson spoke to Canadian Lawyer about the “gatekeeping function of certification” and other trends in privacy...
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Osler News Dec 4, 2020
Osler advises on three of Lexpert’s Top 10 Cases of 2019-2020
Osler is pleased to announce it has been recognized in three of Lexpert’s Top 10 Cases of 2019–2020 and has also received an honorable mention.
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Osler News Jul 31, 2020
Osler lawyers recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s ‘Under 40 Hotlist’ 2020
Osler congratulates partners Mary Paterson, Pooja Mihailovich, Robert Carson and Alexandre Fallon on being recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s...
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Osler News Jan 27, 2020
29 Osler lawyers recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2020
Osler is proud to announce that 29 of our litigation lawyers appear in Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 issue of Benchmark Canada, their annual...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
27th Annual Course on Written Advocacy by Osgoode & The Advocates Society
Moderator, November 2023
14th Annual Class Actions Colloquium by the Ontario Bar Association
Panelist, “Evidence at Certification”, December 2022
26th Annual Course on Written Advocacy by Osgoode & The Advocates Society
Moderator, November 2022
25th Annual Course on Written Advocacy by Osgoode & The Advocates Society
Moderator, November 2021
Published Work
- Palmer v Teva: Ontario Courts Confirm Need for Actual Damage in Recall Class Action, Class Action Defence Quarterly, Lexis Nexis Canada, Volume 19, No. 1, September 2024 (with Lauren Harper).
- Badesha v. Cronos: A (Delayed) Day of Reckoning in Cross-Border Securities Litigation, Class Action Defence Quarterly, Lexis Nexis Canada, Volume 18, No. 3, March 2024 (with Allan Coleman and Lipi Mishra).
- LexisNexis Practice Advisor Canada Insolvency & Restructuring module (contributing author).
- The Use of Evidence From a Securities Proceeding Against a Party in a Subsequent Proceeding, Corporate Litigation Journal, Federated Press, Volume XIII, No. 2, 2013 (with Larry Lowenstein and Kevin O’Brien).
- Whither Common Law Claims For Secondary Market Misrepresentation?: An Analysis of Certification Decisions In McCann v. CP Ships, Silver v. IMAX, McKenna v. Gammon Gold and Dobbie v. Arctic Glacier, The Canadian Class Action Review 7:1 103 (October 2011) (with Andrea Laing).
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall, LL.B.
- Queen’s University, B.Comm.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
