Peter Rubin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Restructuring/Insolvency

Nationwide - Canada

9 Years Ranked

Band 5

Litigation: General Commercial

British Columbia

8 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Peter Rubin

Canada

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

Provided by Chambers

Canada

Restructuring/Insolvency - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

Individual Editorial

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.

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Litigation: General Commercial - British Columbia

Band 5

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Peter Rubin knows the law and also understands the unique business context of different situations. He's collaborative, honest, loyal and effective.