Robyn High

First Year of Call
Alberta Bar (2017)

Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation

Description
Robyn is a pragmatic and results-oriented litigator who works collaboratively with her clients to navigate complex legal issues with clarity and confidence.

As a former Crown Prosecutor, Robyn’s expertise in Charter litigation, search and seizure, regulatory investigations and offences, warrants, production orders, and criminal proceedings is invaluable when assisting her clients. Clients can rely on Robyn to guide them in both criminal matters and civil proceedings arising out of, and running in parallel to, criminal, quasi-criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. In addition, Robyn maintains a broad civil litigation practice with a focus in civil fraud including Norwich and Mareva relief, asset recovery, contractual disputes, and general litigation matters.

Robyn works not only for her clients, but with her clients, to define and achieve desired outcomes. She focuses on building trust through collaboration and communication and strives for efficiency in her services to minimize unnecessary legal costs.

Institutional and corporate clients can rely on Robyn to understand the nature of their business and the issues to be resolved in order to provide tailored and timely legal advice.

Robyn has appeared regularly before Alberta’s provincial and superior courts and has prepared and advised clients appearing before various governmental agencies and committees including the Government of Canada Investment Review Branch and various Government of Canada ‎Senate and House Committees.‎

Robyn is engaged in the legal community through several professional organizations. She sits as an executive for the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Criminal Justice Section – Southern Alberta and is a member of the CBA’s Civil Litigation Section. In addition to her professional contributions, Robyn is passionate about the rule of law, good governance, and access to justice both at home and abroad. Her pro bono activities have included volunteering with Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA) and drafting legal opinions for international organizations on matters of international jurisdiction, crimes against humanity, money laundering, and terrorism.