Bio
Robyn High is a former Crown Prosecutor and civil litigator whose practice focuses on civil fraud, white-collar and corporate misconduct, and regulatory and professional misconduct defence. She acts for financial institutions, public bodies, corporations, and individuals in high-stakes disputes and investigations. She has appeared before all levels of court in Alberta.
Robyn advises on and litigates matters involving civil fraud and theft, asset tracing and recovery, oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, directors' failure to act honestly and in good faith, and regulatory non-compliance. She also represents clients in civil contempt proceedings, both prosecuting and defending applications for contempt orders. She has experience successfully obtaining and administering extraordinary remedies, including Anton Piller orders (civil search warrants), Mareva injunctions (asset freezing orders), Norwich Pharmacal orders (third-party production orders), preservation orders, and attachment orders.
Robyn has advised on and acted for Schedule I banks and credit unions in matters concerning mortgage fraud, debit and credit card fraud, account takeovers, P2P payment interception, business email compromise, and other fraudulent schemes. She has experience in international and cross-border subpoenas, production orders, and matters under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act and defends financial institutions against vexatious litigants and meritless or abusive claims under both the Alberta Rules of Court and Court of King's Bench of Alberta Civil Practice Note 7 (CPN7).
Robyn also maintains a robust professional misconduct defence practice, successfully representing members of the RCMP facing Code of Conduct allegations, and acts for RCMP Members as criminal defence counsel in concurrent criminal proceedings. Her quasi-criminal, administrative, and regulatory practice includes defence, appeals, and judicial reviews. She has appeared before, and advised clients appearing before, various House of Commons Committees including the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN), and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (Safe Sport), and provincial and federal boards and agencies such as Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC), Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC), and the Government of Canada Investment Review Branch (IRB).
As part of her pro bono work, Robyn has co-authored opinions for international governmental and non-governmental organizations including the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Handicap International.
Robyn is a member of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Criminal Justice, Civil Litigation, and Administrative Law Sections. 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.