Robert Closner
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
As senior vice president, General Counsel, Robert oversees Livingston’s legal affairs with specific focus on contract management, litigation, privacy compliance, corporate governance matters, and mergers and acquisitions. Robert applies a commercial mindset to his legal guidance, working closely with the company’s leadership team to ensure its ability to grow while adapting to evolving industry challenges.
Robert joined Livingston in February 2020, bringing with him 20 years of legal experience, more than 15 of which were spent as in-house counsel, managing global, legal issues within the mining industry. This includes his role as general counsel of a junior mining company in Western Australia and vice president, General Counsel, for the world’s largest publicly traded mining-services company.
Robert holds a Juris Doctor (J.D) from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University.