About Ryan

Ryan Darby is a Partner and mediator at DWF Canada in Vancouver, called to the British Columbia Bar in 1993 and the Alberta Bar in 2017. He earned his LL.B. from Queen's University and a first-class B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia. His insurance defence practice focuses on professional liability and construction disputes, and he has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is known for mediation and negotiation work in professional liability, construction, employment, land use and product liability matters.

Education & credentials

Law school
Queen's University
Undergraduate
University of British Columbia, B.A. (English), First Class, 1988

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