Michael L.
COLWELL
Associate

Direct Phone: 306.975.7142
Fax: 306.975.7145
Email: mcolwell@mlt.com

Michael Colwell's practice primarily focuses on representing corporations, institutions, and individuals in commercial and contractual disputes, and disputes involving corporate and institutional governance. Michael is experienced in a variety of legal and non-legal dispute settings including mediation processes. While articling at a Toronto firm specializing in breach of contract, Michael did much work related to appearances before the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has made appearances before the Ontario court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court, the Federal Court, and the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench.

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• LL.B. (Osgoode Hall, 2005)
• M.A. (History, McGill, 2002)
• B.A. (Honours, History, McGill, 2001)

• Lerner's Cup Moot Competition (2004)
• Dean's Fellow Nominee (Osgoode Hall, 2003)
• First Class Honours (McGill, 2001)

• Commercial Law - Instructor (Kelsey SIAST, 2007 - Present)
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto (2003-2004)
• Amnesty International - Treasurer (McGill, 1999)

• M. Colwell, "Public Knowledge: The Judicial Record of Judge Robert Bork". Montreal: McGill University, 2002.
• McGill Journal of History - Editor-in-Chief (Vol XV Spring 2001)
• McGill Tribune - Editor (2000-2001)
• “The Law of Electronic Funds Transfer” treatise updated by Professor Benjamin Geva, SJD - Assisted in updating the treatise (Osgoode Hall, 2004)