About
As a member of the Business Litigation Team, Sean has extensive experience in all forms of civil and commercial litigation and alternate dispute resolution and provides strategic, practical advice and representation to individuals and business clients from a wide range of sectors. Sean graduated in 1995 from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies (B.E.S.) and from Dalhousie Law School in 1998 with his LLB and a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law. Sean was appointed King’s Counsel (formerly Queen’s Counsel) in 2019. Sean came to BOYNECLARKE LLP after eleven years as a senior litigator with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, where he represented the Attorney General in complex claims and litigation before various regulatory tribunals and all levels of courts, with a focus on significant commercial litigation, class actions, judicial review and appeals, environmental law, energy and natural resources, bankruptcy and insolvency, constitutional and Aboriginal law issues. He represented Nova Scotia as counsel in the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls National Inquiry, and co-chaired DOJ’s Litigation Group and Mentorship Program.
Education
1995 - 1998: LL.B. - Environmental Law Specialization (Marine & Environmental Law Program), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1990 - 1995: Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Honours), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
2012 - 2018: Director, Dalhousie University Foundation, Halifax
2001 - 2014 Part-Time Faculty, Dalhousie Law School, “Business & Environmental Law”
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