Allan Ritchie is the Managing Partner of Loopstra Nixon LLP. He oversees a broad business law practice covering all aspects of  corporate law, taxation, mergers & acquisitions, finance, real  estate, as well as wealth management and succession planning.

He  is well versed in all aspects of corporate law, complex tax-driven  reorganizations and succession planning, public and private market  mergers and acquisitions as well as all aspect of real property  acquisition and finance and commercial lending. He is actively engaged  overseeing complex commercial disputes and facilitating out of court  resolution. He is supported by a multi-faceted team of skilled lawyers,  law clerks and professionals who work tirelessly to deliver results for  clients.

A trusted advisor to many of Canada’s most successful  multi-generational entrepreneurial families as well as general corporate counsel to some of Canada’s largest privately held businesses, Allan is sought after by financial institutions to lead their cross-border  initiatives and is a go-to counsel for international private capital  players making acquisitions in the US and Canada.

Allan serves on  the boards of directors of several private and not-for-profit  organizations and is a frequent speaker on matters of law firm  management, strategy and talent development.

Allan has received  numerous accolades for his work in both Canada and the U.S. Most  recently, he was recognized as Managing Partner of the Year at the 2024  Canadian Law Awards and was listed as one of Canada’s 25 Most  Influential Lawyers.

In 2020, he was awarded the Ontario Bar  Association’s Lauren Rachlin Award for Excellence in International  Business Law as well as being named to the Buffalo Law Journal’s ‘Legal  Elite’ list of the most influential lawyers in Western New York. He has  been frequently listed among Lexpert Magazine’s leading Corporate &  Finance Lawyers in Canada and in 2020 was named to Canada’s Legal Top 40 Under 40. In 2022 Allan was awarded the Ted Rogers School of Management Trailblazer Award for lifetime achievement in Canadian Business.

Allan holds degrees from Queen’s University (BA), Toronto Metropolitan  University (MBA), University of Toronto (JD), Osgoode Hall (LLM Tax),  Oxford University (MSc Tax), and Harvard Business School (GMP).