Michael Drake, McInnes Cooper Michael is a Partner and Board Member based in our Charlottetown office. His practice focuses primarily on litigation, with expertise in administrative law. He has represented clients in commercial litigation and judicial review proceedings at all levels of court in Prince Edward Island, the Federal Court of Canada and in leave applications to the Supreme Court of Canada. Michael has particular expertise and interest in administrative law. He has appeared before numerous administrative tribunals, and has acted as counsel to tribunals. He is past Chair and Vice Chair of the PEI Mental Health Act Review Board, and is a past member of a Federal administrative tribunal. In addition to his experience acting for and before administrative tribunals, Michael is a past law clerk to a Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, and is the co-author of the legal reference text Standards of Review of Federal Administrative Tribunals, published by Butterworths. |