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BIO

Sean focuses on providing advisory and transactional services to businesses, primarily in the real estate and financial services sectors. He also has an active hotel and hospitality practice. Clients appreciate Sean’s straight-forward and practical approach to providing sound counsel on a timeline that works for their business. He regularly provides guidance on a wide-range of issues for private and public companies, financial institutions and others who can take comfort that while they focus on their operations, Sean will protect their interests and get the deal done.

Experience

  • Counsel to major Canadian financial institutions and private lenders on a wide-variety of commercial lending related matters, including the preparation of credit agreements, placement of security/negotiation of priority agreements, and the enforcement of existing security.
  • Regularly advises purchasers and sellers of commercial enterprises operating in regulated and unregulated environments including financial services, hotel operations, construction, and public utilities.
  • Counsel to small and medium businesses in tax-driven corporate restructurings.
  • Regularly advises commercial landlords and tenants on leasing issues, including acting as counsel to large cross-Canadian landlords on all matters relating to the leasing and acquisition of real property.
BACKGROUND

Bar Admission

  • Nova Scotia (2010)

Law School

  • Dalhousie University

Education

  • Mount Saint Vincent University (BPR, 2004)
  • Dalhousie Law School (LLB, 2009)

Professional Activities & Affiliations

  • Member, Steering Committee of the Canadian Tax Foundation Young Practitioners (Nova Scotia, 2011 – 2015)
  • Contributing editor for Canadian Tax Foundation Young Practitioners (Nova Scotia) Domestic Income Tax Considerations When Immigrating to Canada (2011 – 2015)
  • Canadian Tax Foundation- Board of Governors- Advisor (2015-2018)

Activities Within Firm

  • Halifax Finance Partner (2021)
  • Past Member, Halifax Executive Committee (2019 – 2021)

Community & Volunteer Activities

  • Loan Review Committee Member, Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) (2011 – 2014)
  • Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel, FUSION Halifax (2012-2013)

Lectures & Presentations

  • Trust Residency – Halifax Estate Planning Committee

Law Society Memberships

  • Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
  • Canadian Bar Association

Languages

  • English