ICYMI: 'He was a brilliant lawyer:' Media community remembers Stuart Robertson
Stuart Robertson, a Toronto-based lawyer specializing in media law, died Sunday. He was 74.
Robertson was called to the Ontario bar in 1974. He started his career with CBC around the same time. Richardson was in his late 20s when he started working with Robertson in 1996. He said Robertson was an “incredible mentor,” which was something the elder lawyer took seriously.While a lot of his work was with national news organizations, Richardson said Robertson loved working with smaller outlets as well.Article content
“He was a very wise counsel. He had a very calming demeanour. He didn’t get excited. He didn’t get wound up. He would just analyze something and slowly pinpoint the way through a problem,” said Arnold, now executive editor at The Canadian Press. Scott White, former editor-in-chief of the news service, said organizations could count on Robertson to provide top-tier legal advice, always with the intent of getting the story published.White said he appreciated Robertson’s dry sense of humour, which often defused tense situations.
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