Robin Burns Partner | Toronto

Recent representative matters that Robin has advised on include:

M&A

• J.M. Smucker on its US$305-million divestiture of its Voortman brand to Second Nature Brands, a CapVest Partners portfolio company

• Cox Enterprises on its acquisition of Greenhill Produce

• Maple Leaf Foods Inc. on its acquisition of LightLife Foods and Field Roast

• COFRA Holding on its acquisition of Ontario Plants Propagation Limited from Sunridge Partners

• Canada Bread Company, Limited on its acquisition of Stonemill Bakehouse Limited

• Schlesinger Group, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital, on its acquisition of Methodify and AskingCanadians

• Litera on its acquisition of Kira Systems and its industry-leading machine learning contract analysis technology

• Ascential Group on its US$162-million acquisition of Perpetua Labs

• A big five bank and a top Canadian telecommunications firm on their respective recent strategic acquisitions

• Uptake on its acquisition of ShookIOT

• Linamar Corporation on its C$1.2-billion acquisition of the MacDon Group of Companies, a global market leader in the design and manufacturing of specialized agriculture harvesting equipment

• VerticalScope Inc. on its acquisition of a digital media company for outdoor enthusiasts

• Robert Bosch on its acquisition of TrustPoint

• Metroland Media Group and Torstar Corporation on the purchase and sale transaction of community newspapers and digital publications with Postmedia

Corporate/Commercial

• A nationally recognized food service operator on its joint venture with an institutional commercial real estate owner for the redevelopment and long-term operation of food halls and other food facilities to service a landmark mixed-use property in Toronto

• A multinational pharmaceutical company on various matters pertaining to its COVID-19 vaccine supply arrangements with the Government of Canada

• A multinational media company on its worldwide corporate reorganizations

• A leading beverage company on its joint venture with a prominent cannabis company

Pro Bono

• The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, The Canadian Black Standard, Lumenus (Mental Health, Developmental & Community Services) and LIFT Impact Partners on their various legal needs

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2025 (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Co-author : Securing Canada's Harvest: Regulations on Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land
  Blakes Bulletin on Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, February 14, 2024.
• Co-author : AgTech: Four Steps to a Winning IP Strategy
  Blakes Bulletin on Intellectual Property, May 26, 2023.
• Co-author : Not Your Garden-Variety Industry: The Rise of Plant-Based Foods
  Grocery Business, August 8, 2022.
• Co-author : Not Your Garden-Variety Industry: The Rise of Plant-Based Foods
  Blakes Bulletin on Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, June 2, 2022.

• Co-author : Where’s the Meat? Growing Trends in the Plant-Based Food Industry
  Episode 23, Blakes Sound Business Podcast, September 15, 2022.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2015
JD, University of Ottawa – 2014
BSc, University of Toronto – 2009