MacDONALD, Ryan; BBA, LL.B.

I am a former small business owner, turned lawyer, who has been practicing law in the Province of Prince Edward Island since 2007.

While I maintain a general law practice, I am primarily focused on matters involving all aspects of business, corporate and commercial law, together with real property, bankruptcy, debt collection, wills and estate planning. As a previous small business owner, I particularly enjoy assisting entrepreneurs and business owners throughout Prince Edward Island in meeting their day to day challenges. Many of the business owners that I assist operate in the Agriculture Industry by raising livestock, operating dairy farms or cultivating crops.

I reside in York Point, PE with my wife and two small children.

In my practice, I have assisted clients with:

the incorporation of companies,

the formation of partnerships,

developing and drafting purchase and sale agreements,

completing mergers and acquisitions,

advising on various employment-related issues, and

the completion of all aspects of real estate, including buying, selling and refinancing homes, cottages, businesses and large acreage farm properties.

I have also assisted in the successful purchase, sale and transfer of many businesses, including tourism operations, farming operations, fishing licenses and fleets and have appeared before all levels of Courts in the Province of Prince Edward Island, together with various administrative tribunals and committees.

As a general statement, my goal is to help people move forward.

I have been working with farm families and business for over 10 years. In that time I have assisted with the acquisition of new lands, the construction of new buildings, the purchase and sale of working farms and advised in cases of insolvency and restructuring. I have worked with farms who operate general, mixed farms, those that specialize in crops, including root crops, potatoes and beans, and have working with farmers who raise pigs, mink, beef cattle and operate in the dairy industry.

In addition, my grandparents operated a potato farm for many years before it was transitioned to my uncle.

Member: PEI Law Society