Ryan Hillier

Ryan is a seasoned lawyer, having practised for nearly 10 years at two national law firms and co-founded Novalex, a firm that joined Delegatus in 2024.

His practice covers various fields of commercial, corporate and civil litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution. Throughout his career, Ryan has developed expertise in several industries, namely in the construction, information technology and renewable energy sectors. He frequently appears before all levels of courts in Quebec and regularly acts in the context of arbitrations and mediations.

• Defending a global provider of electronic payment solutions and point-of-sale services in a product liability action.
• Defending a global security service provider and commercial insurer in a civil liability trial.
• Defending an international destination resort developer in multiple construction defect suits.
• Advising a global provider of economic and market information on its acquisition of a product compliance solutions provider.
• Representing a Canadian financial institution in a contractual dispute with its information technology provider.
• Advising a Canadian financial institution on production order and search warrant compliance and challenges.
• Advising a Quebec university in its response to the illegal online disclosure of its donors’ personal information.
• Acting for a Quebec-based owner and operator of ethylene plants in a breach of contract suit.
• Acting for a co-owners association of Montréal condominiums in injunction proceedings.
• Defending physicians and chiropractors in professional liability suits and disciplinary proceedings.