Halifax’s William (Mick) Ryan, Q.C. (LLB’71) of Stewart McKelvey is the 2015 recipient of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Louis St. Laurent Award of Excellence, awarded Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa. The award recognizes distinguished or exceptional service to the objectives and goals of the CBA.

Ryan has been involved with the CBA since 1972 when he began his law career. In 1974, he chaired a national study on the future of young lawyers in Canada for the CBA. He acted, in 1989, as the CBA spokesperson for the Marshall Committee Report, which sparked fundamental changes with its condemnation of racism and discrimination in the legal profession. Ryan now serves as chair of the CBA International Initiatives Committee (ICC), which has led to work on initiatives in Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Read the full press release, William (Mick) Ryan, Q.C., of Halifax wins CBA’s 2015 Louis St. Laurent Award on cba.org.