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Robyn Gurofsky, Partner | Co-Leader, Insolvency & Restructuring

Robyn Gurofsky

Partner | Co-Leader, Insolvency & Restructuring Fasken
Jurisdiction Alberta, 2008
Language(s) English
Office(s) Calgary
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Overview

Robyn Gurofsky is the Co-Leader of the Firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring Group. Her practice focuses on insolvency and restructuring, banking and oil and gas related litigation and general commercial litigation.

She advises companies, boards of directors, shareholders, creditors and accounting professionals with respect to all aspects of restructuring and insolvency proceedings, whether informal or formal proceedings, both within Canada and on a cross-border basis.

Robyn also acts for clients involved in general commercial disputes, banking specific litigation and debtor creditor matters.

Robyn has appeared before the Courts in Alberta and British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada as well as courts in the United States on cross-border matters.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Restructuring/Insolvency in Alberta, Chambers Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Alberta as a Future Star, Benchmark Litigation Canada 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Lexpert 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Insolvency & Financial Restructuring - Insolvency Litigation, Lexpert 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Canada in Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers Global 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Bet-the-Company Litigation in Alberta, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law in Alberta, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate and Commercial Litigation in Alberta, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized as Recommended in Restructuring & Insolvency, Lexology Index 2023 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide as a Rising Star Partner in Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR 1000 2021 to 2025

Experience

  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd. completes US$1,500 million senior notes offering, [Deal - First Quantum Minerals Ltd.], Senior Notes Offering
  • Infarm Indoor Urban Farming Canada Inc. files a Notice of Intention pursuant of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, [Deal - ], Fasken represents KSV Restructuring Inc. in Infarm Indoor Urban Farming Canada Inc.'s proposal proceedings amidst the parent company's UK Administration Order.
  • Independent Energy Corporation files for restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, [Deal - ], Fasken is acting as counsel to Independent Energy Corp.( the Company), in connection with their restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Calgary
  • BA (Honours) University of Toronto

Community involvement

  • Volunteer Student Legal Assistance
  • Volunteer Pro Bono Duty Counsel Program
  • Board Member ChamberFest West Society

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Co-Chair International Bar Association, Insolvency Section 2025 to present
  • Member Law Society of Alberta
  • Member Canadian Bar Association, Insolvency Section
  • Board Director Insolvency Institute of Canada
  • Member Calgary Bar Association
  • Fellow American College of Bankruptcy

Knowledge

  • Taxing Matters: Ontario Court Declines Distribution Exemption for Monitor, 2/19/2026
  • Fasken’s 2025 Insolvency Insights, 2/11/2026
  • Fasken's 2024 Insolvency Insights, 2/21/2025
  • The Not So Royal Treatment: Alberta Court Vests Off Gross Overriding Royalties in Insolvency, 4/17/2024
  • Resetting the Boundaries of the Redwater Umbrella: Alberta Court of Appeal Affirms Priority of Mortgages, 4/10/2024
  • Fasken 2023 Insolvency Insights, 1/31/2024
  • Never Going to Let You Go: BC’s EMA May Allow Creditors to Seek Recovery from Third Parties for Environmental Remediation Claims, 7/27/2023
  • Danger, Will Robinson! Court Creates Common Law Super-Priority for Environmental Obligations, 3/20/2023
  • Mind the Gap: Court Exercises Inherent Jurisdiction to Prime Secured Interest, 2/22/2023

News

  • Fasken will attend the 2026 IBA in Copenhagen, 4/13/2026
  • Robyn Gurofsky describes the growing impatience of lenders in insolvency proceedings in Lexpert, 10/1/2025
  • Fasken Welcomes the IBA to Toronto, 5/1/2025
  • Robyn Gurofsky comments on the restructuring and insolvency landscape in Lexpert, 10/15/2024
  • Fasken will attend the 2024 IBA in Mexico City, 6/13/2024
  • Fasken will Attend the 2023 IBA in Paris, 7/21/2023
  • Insolvency Partners Choose Fasken for Next Chapter, 11/1/2022

Publications

  • Pushing the Boundaries of Redwater: How Qualex Expands the “Protective Umbrella” for Environmental Reclamation Obligations, Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2024
  • Anti-Deprivation Rule in Canada: An Alberta Perspective, I.I.C. Art. Vol. 9-3
  • Redwater’s Continuing Impact on Canada’s Energy Sector, Alberta Law Review 2024
  • Banking and Finance Law Review 41.3, Thomson Reuters
  • Redwater’s Continuing Impact on Canada’s Energy Sector, Canadian Energy Law Foundation 2024
Article, Co-Author Pushing the Boundaries of Redwater: How Qualex Expands the “Protective Umbrella” for Environmental Reclamation Obligations Annual Review of Insolvency Law 2024
Article, Author Anti-Deprivation Rule in Canada: An Alberta Perspective I.I.C. Art. Vol. 9-3

Speaking Engagements

  • Balancing Act: Evaluating Interim Financing Terms in Insolvency Proceedings, 2/7/2025
  • Civil Asset Recovery in the Americas – the Indispensable Role of Insolvency Tools and Remedies, 9/17/2024
  • Opening Plenary: A Bridge over Troubled Redwater, 2/2/2024
  • Post-Redwater Priority Disputes, 2/23/2023
  • Impacts and Changes Resulting from the Pandemic on Insolvency and Restructuring Law and Practice, 9/8/2022
  • Key Legal Updates in Q2 2022, 8/1/2022
  • Environmental Liabilities in a Post-Redwater World, 2/4/2022
  • Reverse Vesting Orders: Updates and Insights, 11/4/2021
  • Issues Arising out of the Sale of Unique Assets in Insolvency Law, 9/15/2021
  • Shareholders Rights in Insolvency, 2/1/2019
Speaker Balancing Act: Evaluating Interim Financing Terms in Insolvency Proceedings Annual Review of Insolvency Law location location Montreal, QC
Speaker Civil Asset Recovery in the Americas – the Indispensable Role of Insolvency Tools and Remedies IBA Annual Conference location location Mexico City
Speaker Opening Plenary: A Bridge over Troubled Redwater Annual Review of Insolvency Law location location Vancouver, BC