We provide advice on breach of contact, construction, and design deficiencies, cost over-runs and delay. We also have extensive experience helping clients with builder’s liens and the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act. Our priority is to protect your interests, whether you’re a contractor, developer, owner, or subcontractor. Robertson LLP can help proactively manage construction and litigation risks.
When disputes arise, Robertson LLP is prepared to help negotiate settlements, file lawsuits, or take cases to trial. Our lawyers are experienced in representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in all levels of court from Provincial, to the Court of Queen’s Bench to the Alberta Court of Appeal.
Robertson LLP is also equipped to handle a variety of Personal Injury disputes, including Auto Accidents, Slip & Fall, and Dog Bite cases. If you are injured because of someone else’s negligence, and you need help with compensation for medical bills, lost wages, disfigurement, scarring, or disability, contact us. If the at-fault party or insurance company disputes the severity of your injury or refuses to compensate you fairly, we can help.
In today’s competitive business landscape, commercial disputes can arise unexpectedly, putting your company’s reputation and bottom line at risk. Robertson LLP acts on behalf of corporate and commercial plaintiffs and defendants in actions arising out of commercial transactions, including commercial leases, breaches of contract, economic loss, and secured transactions throughout Alberta. We understand that disputes are bad for business and must be resolved as quickly as possible. Our goal is to ensure that each of our clients receives the services and solutions that effectively address their expectations and objectives, concerning all aspects of commercial litigation.
Whether a business is established or just starting, our lawyers counsel executives in negotiations, contract development, and risk management. Often, business disputes revolve around a Breach of Contract. These usually involve a disagreement about payment, services, or goods. If there is a dispute surrounding your corporation’s obligations, or if your corporation needs help to enforce another party’s promises, Robertson LLP’s litigation team is prepared to advocate on your business’ behalf.
Right from the initial steps of requiring a contract drafted, reviewed, or negotiated, Robertson LLP focuses on the transactional aspect, while always being prepared to litigate and enforce contract terms in the event of a shareholder or other business dispute. Some examples of our areas of expertise are:
Shareholders Rights
Partnership Disputes
Licensing Agreements
Non-Compete Agreements
Contracts for Goods or Services
Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements
Franchise Disputes
Breach of Contract
Breach of Confidence
Defamation Including Libel and Slander
The lawyers at Robertson LLP act for all manner of clients whether individuals, corporations or financial institutions and government agencies to recover outstanding debts whether secured or unsecured.
Robertson LLP’s litigation team is comprised of experts in the complexity of real estate matters. With extensive experience in litigating disputes that can arise anywhere from residential transactions to large scale commercial matters and everything in between, our lawyers are there to guide you through any Real Property dispute.
Construction Litigation
Demand Letters and Debt collection
Purchase and Sale Agreement Defaults
Enforcement
Construction Deficiencies
Robertson LLP knows the importance of reputation. We have vast experience in protecting our clients’ reputations on a personal and professional scale. Each claim is fact specific and is impacted by the effects of social media, requiring personalized and effective solutions. Our goal is to guide our clients through the legal process quickly and efficiently.
Robertson LLP is uniquely qualified to protect Intellectual Property. Patents protect new and useful inventions. Trademark registration is for names, logos, slogans, and other unique features that consumers use to identify a business. Copyright registration prevents infringement and misappropriation of creative works, such as books, music, lyrics, poetry, photos, scripts, paintings, and sculptures.
Our litigation team takes your intellectual property further than simply securing patent, trademark, or copyright registration. Robertson LLP helps inventors, businesses, and creators take their work to the next step. This can involve Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements, License Agreements, and Non-Compete Contracts. Furthermore, we can prepare or respond to Cease & Desist letters.
Robertson LLP is comprised of experts in the complexity of real estate matters. With extensive experience in litigating disputes that can arise anywhere from residential transactions to large scale commercial matters and everything in between, our lawyers are there to guide you through any Real Property dispute.
Businesses with a unique NAME, LOGO, or SLOGAN need to protect these trademarks. Robertson LLP offers a wide range of trademark-related services, including:
Trademark search.
Preparing and filing the trademark application.
Responding to Office Actions.
Drafting, evaluating, or negotiating licenses.
Cease & Desist letters.
Trademark registration not only protects against infringement, but also grants the trademark owner the leverage to grow the business by licensing the trademark rights.
The team at Robertson LLP is able to assist with all facets of employment law. Whether you are a business owner looking to navigate the law and your operations, or an employee with questions about your rights, Robertson LLP can help.
Our Corporate lawyers offer general employment services for all Alberta Employers including:
Our Litigation lawyers have experience in the following matters, for both Employers and Employees:
Patents protect new and useful devices. While the concept is simple, the process of obtaining a patent is not. Robertson LLP assists inventors with a variety of services, including:
Patent searches.
Preparing and filing the patent application.
Responding to Office Actions.
Discussing product development.
Drafting, evaluating, or negotiating licenses.
Copyright registration protects creative works from being copied, misappropriated, or sold without the creator’s permission. Works protected under copyright can be books, music, poetry, sculptures, or paintings. Robertson LLP assists artists, writers, and other creators with:
Copyright registration.
Securing ISBN numbers.
Drafting, evaluating, or negotiating licenses.
Jo-Anne has a flair for legal academics, having served on a law school faculty, teaching litigation-driven courses, such as Evidence, Litigation Drafting, and Legal Research & Writing. Jo-Anne was also the youngest person ever appointed to preside over a Florida court, when she was on the bench for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Because of Jo-Anne’s multi-jurisdictional credentials and experience, she has served as an expert witness in European court, providing direction and legal opinion as to the practice of law in North America.
Ms. Yau has represented businesses across the United States and Canada, and inventors, artists, and performers from around the world. Jo-Anne takes a creative approach to litigating traditional areas of law, and helps her clients capitalize on innovations, business development, and negotiations. Emerging markets are her niche. She is known for tackling controversial topics while the issues are in their infancy, such as the 2010 BP oil spill claims and two historical legislative enactments in 2018 of global significance: The Canadian Cannabis Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe.
After graduation from Florida Coastal School of Law, Ms. Yau joined a prestigious law firm in the heart of downtown Jacksonville. There, she was mentored in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. She learned strategies to negotiate settlements and plea bargains. In addition, she became skilled in the art of litigation in Civil and Criminal Courts. In addition to the firm’s traditional areas of practice, Ms. Yau had the opportunity to develop a new department of Corporate and Intellectual Property Law and focus on the on the areas of Trademark, Patent, Franchising, and Business.
Jo-Anne has a flair for legal academics, having served on a law school faculty, teaching litigation-driven courses, such as Evidence, Litigation Drafting, and Legal Research & Writing. Jo-Anne was also the youngest person ever appointed to preside over a Florida court, when she was on the bench for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Because of Jo-Anne’s multi-jurisdictional credentials and experience, she has served as an expert witness in European court, providing direction and legal opinion as to the practice of law in North America.
Ms. Yau has represented businesses across the United States and Canada, and inventors, artists, and performers from around the world. Jo-Anne takes a creative approach to litigating traditional areas of law, and helps her clients capitalize on innovations, business development, and negotiations. Emerging markets are her niche. She is known for tackling controversial topics while the issues are in their infancy, such as the 2010 BP oil spill claims and two historical legislative enactments in 2018 of global significance: The Canadian Cannabis Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe.
After graduation from Florida Coastal School of Law, Ms. Yau joined a prestigious law firm in the heart of downtown Jacksonville. There, she was mentored in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. She learned strategies to negotiate settlements and plea bargains. In addition, she became skilled in the art of litigation in Civil and Criminal Courts. In addition to the firm’s traditional areas of practice, Ms. Yau had the opportunity to develop a new department of Corporate and Intellectual Property Law and focus on the on the areas of Trademark, Patent, Franchising, and Business.
Established in 2012 – Robertson LLP’s mission is to deliver high quality legal services with integrity, professionalism and respect for our clients and our community. We will dedicate ourselves to our client’s goals by providing ethically sound legal counsel and strategic advice. We are committed to delivering efficient and effective legal services, with a focus on communication, responsiveness and attention to detail.
Robertson LLP’s mission is to deliver high quality legal services with integrity, professionalism and respect for our clients and our community. We will dedicate ourselves to our client’s goals by providing ethically sound legal counsel and strategic advice.
We are committed to delivering efficient and effective legal services, with a focus on communication, responsiveness and attention to detail.
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