Ryder is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer who represents clients across a wide range of industries in contractual and shareholder disputes, administrative law challenges, defamation matters, and professional liability claims. He has appeared at every level of court in Ontario, all levels of the Federal Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Tax Court of Canada, and numerous administrative tribunals. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in corporate commercial litigation, media and defamation, and commercial arbitration. He has extensive experience in domestic and international arbitrations, including ADRIC, ICC, and ICDR proceedings. In his media and defamation practice, Ryder advises newspapers, digital publishers, book publishers, and broadcasters on defamation, publication bans, sealing orders, privacy, and copyright, and has acted in many leading cases.
