About Ryan

Ryan Bortolin is a partner in Stewart McDannold Stuart's solicitors group, advising local governments on bylaw drafting, construction projects, procurement and tendering, development matters, privacy, real estate transactions and governance issues. He has represented local governments in court on matters ranging from bylaw enforcement to contractual disputes and is a frequent conference speaker on local government topics. Bortolin earned a BA in Political Science and a Master of Education from the University of Calgary before completing his LL.B. at the University of Victoria in 2009. He was called to the British Columbia bar in 2011 and, prior to law school, taught English in Asia, the Middle East and South America.

Practice areas

Administrative & Regulatory Law Construction Law

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Victoria
Undergraduate
University of Calgary, BA in Political Science (1999)
Other degrees
Master of Education, University of Calgary, 2002

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