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Robert Macdonald

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Rob Macdonald is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Rob maintains a general civil and commercial litigation practice with a focus on debtor and creditor disputes, mortgage litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, real estate disputes and insurance litigation.

Rob has acted for individuals and corporations, including banks, financial lenders, developers, and energy companies in a variety of matters including shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression remedy proceedings, insurance coverage disputes, negligence claims, injunctive proceedings, contractual disputes and a variety of debtor-creditor disputes. Rob has  appeared at every level of the Court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and various administrative tribunals.

Rob completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University before attending the University of New Brunswick for law school.

Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff in 2014, Rob articled and practiced with a commercial litigation firm in Toronto. Rob was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 2011.

Education & Memberships

education

University of New Brunswick, LL.B., 2010
McGill University, BA, 2005

Memberships

Advocates Society

Vice-Chair of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group (2018-2019)

Ontario Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association

Speaking Engagements & Publications

The 2019 Essential Guide to Limitation Periods in Ontario

Osgoode Professional Development, Faculty,  March 20, 2019

Privacy Litigation and Regulatory Update

Lexpert’s 10th Annual Privacy and Data Protection Seminar, November 27, 2018

Women in Commercial Law: Bringing Men Into the Conversation

The Advocates’ Society, April 3, 2018

Blockchain – The Promise and the Perils

Lexpert Information Privacy and Data Protection Conference, November 30, 2017.

Top Cases in Commercial Litigation

The Advocates’ Society, March 1, 2017

Practice Gems: Mortgage Enforcement Essentials

Law Society of Ontario, September 2014, 2016 and 2018

representative work

Nutrition Guidance Services Inc. et al. v. Schwartz et al., 2024 ONSC 3760

Arapakota et al. v. Imex Systems Inc. et al., 2024 ONSC 1395

Binnj Inc. v. Filter Group Inc., 2024 ONSC 2105

Jones v. Keay, 2024 ONSC 343

Gabe Clothing v. Centura Real Estate Corp., 2023 ONSC 2790

Chiarella v. Grace and Olympia Athletic Camps, 2022 ONSC 4826

Anderson Learning Inc. v. Birchmount Howden Property Holdings Inc., 2022 ONCA 469

Anderson Learning Inc. v. Birchmount Howden Property Holdings Inc., 2021 ONSC 5824

Cannapiece Group Inc. v. Carmela Marzili, 2022 ONSC 6379

Hillmount Capital Inc. v. Pizale, 2021 ONCA 364

Parktrail Estates Inc. v. Four Valley Realty Group Inc., 2018 ONSC 69

Willowbrook Nurseries Inc. v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2017 ONCA 974

Koundouros v. Koundouros, 2017 ONSC 1390

Mountain View Hospitality LP v The Lodge at Kananaskis Limited Partnership, 2017 ONSC 109

Mcdonald v. Menicucci, 2017 ONSC 291

1623242 Ontario Inc. v. Great Lakes Copper Inc., 2016 ONSC 1002

Emmott v. Your Community Realty Inc., 2016 ONSC 7446

Tsigirlash v. Walker, 2016 ONSC 968

In-Store Products Limited v. Zuker, Torstar et al., 2015 ONSC 6215

3072453 Nova Scotia Company v. 1623242 Ontario Inc., 2015 ONSC 2105

In the Matter of the Proposal of Casimir Capital, 2015 ONSC 2819

Hazelton Lanes Inc. v. 1707590 Ontario Limited, 2014 ONCA 793

Andrews v. Ballantry Homes, 2014 ONSC 5238

In-Store Products Limited v. Zuker, 2013 ONSC 7091

1159607 Ontario Inc. v. Country Style Food Services Inc., 2013 ONCA 589

McCarthy Tétrault LLP v. Guberman, 2012 ONCA 679

Vera Gacanin v. David Macedo, 2012 ONCA 246