Overview

Over the course of his career Ron has practiced in a wide range of commercial law areas, starting with mining and securities law, real estate and real estate syndications, corporate law and acquisitions, broadcasting and telecom law and acting for small aviation companies. In the time since the list has only expanded. Securities law and real estate syndications lead to decades-long counsel experience with public securities, and to counsel work for broker-dealers and issuers, the Winnipeg Stock Exchange and counsel work for government.
Broadcasting and telecom lead to decades-long experience with computers and information technology law. Corporate law and acquisitions work lead to lead status on a number of large transactions and to involvement in other significant corporate acquisition, sale and governance activities. Acting for small aviation companies lead to two decades as general counsel to a regional airline (until its eventual sale). These experiences have only strengthened Ron’s desire to help new clients who need legal advice for their own transactions and businesses.
Since the details of all of Ron’s endeavors in commercial practice are too extensive to describe in more detail, the list of positions appearing beside his name below is presented as a representative sample of his activities.
Advisory Committee Member, Manitoba Securities Commission, (2001-present)
Member, National Committee on Escrow Policy of Canadian Securities Administrators
National Board Member, Society of Management Accountants of Canada (2002-2005).
Chair, Technical Committee, Winnipeg Stock Exchange Computerization Project (1995-1996)
Chair, Law, Science and Technology National Committee, Canadian Bar Association (1986-1987)
Ronald Coke has been selected for a number of years by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2026, in the field of Technology Law (since 2015)
Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, “Transportation and Communications Law” (1986-87).

Practice Areas

• Administrative Law
• Real Estate
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Securities
• Intellectual Property

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1975 (MB); 1979 (AB); 1980 (BC)