About
Michael Ramsey is an associate in Ross & McBride’s Business Law Group and Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Group.
He has experience advising clients on matters regarding incorporations, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, commercial leases, and other corporate issues. He has acted on behalf of organizations of varied scope and size, including family-owned and local businesses, municipalities, professional corporations, and province-wide and nation-wide businesses.
Michael’s practice in the charitable and not-for-profit sector is both wide-ranging in experience, and niche in understanding. He has worked with all manner of entities, whether long-established or nascent, and advises them on every-day institutional issues, as well as navigating larger sea-changes such as governance, long-term strategic planning, and legislative changes. He is exceptionally skilled at guiding charitable and not-for-profit organizations with strong community ties and nuanced needs.
Michael attended the Canadian & American Dual JD program at the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy, graduating with both Canadian and American Juris Doctor degrees. During his legal studies, he completed a judicial externship at the Wayne County Third Circuit Court. Prior to law school, Michael earned his Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, majoring in Biology and Psychology.
Michael has always been a deeply involved member of the legal community. He has presented CPD seminars for the Hamilton Law Association, sits on the Ontario Bar Association’s Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Section Executive Committee, and during his studies at the University of Detroit Mercy, he was an active participant in their Environmental Law Clinic, where he acted on behalf of various public interest groups and environmental organizations.
In his spare time, Michael enjoys golfing, watching sports, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
