Larry B. Robinson, Q.C., is counsel in the Calgary office of Davis LLP.
Mr. Robinson specializes in insolvency matters and has an extensive background in corporate and commercial transactions with a particular emphasis on corporate reorganization, creditor realizations, enforcement of security and insolvency-related litigation representing financial institutions, debtors and creditors, receivers, trustees and monitors. He has been involved in many of the larger insolvencies and debt restructurings in Canada representing receivers, trustees, major secured creditors or other significant stakeholders. Mr. Robinson has appeared in all levels of the Alberta and British Columbia Courts, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada as well as being instructing counsel in several foreign Courts.
Mr. Robinson is a member of The Insolvency Institute of Canada, an organization of senior insolvency practitioners, and INSOL International and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of insolvency in the following industry publications:
· Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada published by Lexpert
· Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
· The International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, 2nd Edition
· The World's Leading Lawyers, published by Chambers Global
· Best Lawyers in Canada directory
Mr. Robinson frequently gives lectures and authors materials for programs on insolvency issues for various professional groups. For many years, he was an instructor in the Alberta Bar Admission Course on the topics of bankruptcy and receivership.
Professional Experience
Representative Engagements:
· Counsel to the Liquidator of Sovereign Life Assurance Company
· Counsel for Trustee of Bre-X Minerals, Canada's largest mining fraud
· Counsel to numerous stakeholders in Blue Range Resources' CCAA proceedings
· Counsel to Enron Corp. in the CCAA restructuring of its Canadian interests
· Counsel to most Canadian airport authorities in Air Canada's CCAA proceedings
· Counsel to major Secured Creditor and DIP lender in CCAA proceedings of Gauntlet Energy
· Counsel to British Columbia and Ontario Governments in Skiing Louise Group of Companies' CCAA restructuring
· Co-counsel representing Calpine Canada in its Canadian CCAA proceedings
· Counsel to Rancher's Beef in its CCAA restructuring
· Counsel to Timberwest Forest Corp. in the restructuring of several industry contractors in British Columbia
· Counsel to the Receiver of Canadian Superior's Trinidad assets
· Counsel to Western Canada Energy in its successful BIA proposal
· Counsel to the Receivers of numerous Western Canadian resource companies
· Counsel to a major U.S. lender in Fairmont Resorts' CCAA proceedings
Recognition
Listed in Best Lawyers® International
Media Commentary
· Financial Post/Vancouver Sun, There's more to insolvency than CCAA, 03/25/09