About Us

For over 70 years, Robins Appleby has provided practical legal advice to entrepreneurs, businesses, financial institutions, and foreign companies conducting business in Canada. We are located in Toronto’s financial district. Clients trust us to help them solve big, important, and frequently time-sensitive issues.

The relationship of trust we enjoy with our clients—along with our in-depth legal experience, our acknowledged leadership, and integrity—leads our clients to rely on us as their businesses develop and expand. Clients trust Robins Appleby to help steward their businesses forward.

We provide a wide range of legal services and have specific expertise in:

• Affordable and Social Housing;
• Business and Transactions;
• Commercial Real Estate and Development;
• Employment Law;
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution;
• Secured Lending and Enforcement;
• Tax; and
• Wills and Estates
  

As their businesses grow and expand, our clients find that they are able to benefit from a wider range of our legal services as well as the experience and expertise offered by our lawyers.

M&A and Secured Lending

Our transaction lawyers are committed to providing cost-effective transactional services that align with our clients' goals and objectives. We identify and obtain desired and beneficial outcomes for our clients, while managing risk tailored to their risk tolerance.

At Robins Appleby, our team of seasoned professionals possesses the knowledge and experience necessary to effectively navigate these transactions, whether local or global in scope, and regardless of complexity.

We value the role and contributions that other professionals bring to a transaction. We support and strengthen the relationship among all of the client’s team of professionals. We work seamlessly with the team to achieve our mutual client’s success.

Our diverse clientele includes owner-operators, private equity firms, privately-held companies, entrepreneurs, mid-sized enterprises, governmental entities, and banks and other lending institutions. We offer comprehensive advisory services across all stages of M&A transactions, drawing upon the collective expertise of our firm, including our M&A transaction experts who have substantial experience in both Canadian and international transactions, our tax lawyers, our real estate and leasing lawyers, our specialists in secured lending and corporate finance, and our employment lawyers.

Some of the advantages our team brings to the table:

• Market perspective
• Risk assessment tailored to the client’s own risk profile
• Practical guidance and insight
• Creative problem solving
• Effective negotiation skills
• Clear and prompt client communication
• Efficient execution
• Network of advisors across Canada, the United States and internationally

Additionally, for businesses operating cross-border, our lawyers specialize in optimizing business structures and facilitating transactions seamlessly between different jurisdictions.