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Larry B. Robinson, Q.C.
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Biography

Larry Robinson, Q.C., is counsel and co-chair of the Business Solutions and Restructuring Group at Davis, along with Shelley Fitzpatrick and Justin Fogarty.

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. 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 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

Recognition

Media Commentary

• Financial Post/Vancouver Sun, There's more to insolvency than CCAA, 03/25/09

Education

• LL.B., University of Alberta, 1973

Place and Year of Call

• British Columbia, 2006
• Alberta, 1974

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