Biographical notes for Robert Russell

Contributing Editor, Corporate Litigation (CorpLit) 1996–

Speaker, "Determining the Jurisdiction of a Worldwide Marketplace" (co-authored with Adam F. Fanaki) The Big Picture Session, Managing Online Risk and Liability Conference, Toronto, August 31 & September 1, 1999

Speaker, "Emerging Issues for Professional Liability in the Electronic Age" (co-authored with Adam F. Fanaki) Professional Liability in the Law Firm Session, Professional Liability & Legal Ethics Conference, Toronto, February 17, 1998

"Enforcing Non-Canadian Judgments:Emerging Trends" (1997) 1 CorpLit 9

"Legal Principles and Questions of Jurisdiction over Internet Activities" (2000) 3 CorpLit 178

Born 30 July 1956

Educated McMaster University B.Sc., B.A.; University of Windsor LL.B.

Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1985

Author and seminar speaker, competition and other business law topics

Mr. Russell's practice focuses on competition law, marketing/advertising law and commercial litigation. He advises and represents clients and prepares legal opinions with respect to inquiries and charges under the Competition Act, such as conspiracy, bid-rigging, misleading advertising and price maintenance. He also negotiates prohibition orders and other alternative case resolution arrangements with the Bureau of Competition Policy. Currently, Mr. Russell is acting as counsel to the Director of Investigation and Research in an inquiry into the merger of CP Containers and Cast North America. In advertising/marketing area, he advises clients with respect to advertising, packaging and labelling, tariffs and trade marks, and represents clients with such bodies as Consumer and Corporate Affairs, the Health Protection Branch and the Liquor License Board. Mr. Russell's commercial litigation practice involves commercial disputes, shareholders' remedies, directors' and officers' liability, commercial torts, civil actions, securities law, contracts, and other matters.