Background
Ryan, Michael S. was born on June 5, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ryan, Michael S. was born on June 5, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Science, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, 1970). University of London, England (Master of Laws, 1971).
Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1986.
Worked at Cox Downie (Halifax, Nova Scotia) specializing in Administrative Law, Admiralty, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Assessment, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Collections, Commercial Law, Communications and Media. Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Corporations and Corporate Finance, Debtor and Creditor, Education, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Family and Matrimonial, Finance, Intellectual Property, Fidelity and Surety, Foreign Investment, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Insolvency and Receivership, Indian and Native Populations, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Labour and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Legislative Practice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mining, Municipal Law, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Real Property, Regulatory Law, Securities, Technology and Science, Wills, Trade and Professional Associations, Trademarks, Trusts and Estate Planning, Trials and Appellate Practice, Utilities, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Nova Scotia.
Appointed Queen"s Counsel, 1986.
Member: Nova Scotia Barristers" Society. International Bar Association.
Canadian Maritime Law Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
All members of the firm are members of the Canadian Bar Association and the Nova Scotia Barristers Society.
Canadian Bar Association. Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. International Bar Association.
Canadian Maritime Law Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.