T. Ryan Lax

About T.

T. Ryan Lax is counsel at Torys practicing civil litigation, with a focus on public, commercial, and international investment issues connected to major energy, infrastructure, and resource projects, along with related Indigenous rights considerations. He advises governmental bodies, Crown corporations, and project proponents on relationships with Indigenous communities and duty-to-consult matters, and has litigated related disputes in high-profile or sensitive circumstances. Ryan also counsels businesses on international trade and investment matters and represents claimants in arbitrations arising under various bilateral and multilateral treaties. He has appeared before every level of court in Ontario, as well as the Federal Court and Canada's Supreme Court, and in arbitrations under ADRIC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules. He serves as a director of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners and sits on the arbitrator nominations committee within ICC Canada.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Indigenous Law