Sean’s litigation practice focuses on all aspects of complex commercial disputes with an emphasis on securities litigation, mining disputes, and defending class actions. He frequently advises on compliance with domestic and international anticorruption legislation, including investigations and due diligence. Sean has extensive experience in takeover bid litigation, contested merger transactions, plans of arrangements and shareholder dissent proceedings. He regularly advises directors and officers of corporation on their duties and obligations relating to corporate governance and business disputes such as derivative actions, oppression remedies and shareholder disputes. Sean also defends clients in complex multi-jurisdictional matters before provincial securities commissions and other securities regulatory organizations throughout Canada. His experience also includes a lengthy secondment to the British Columbia Securities Commission (enforcement division). Sean is a member of The Advocates’ Society, ABA, IBA, and CBABC.
On February 28, 2019, Tilray, Inc. (“Tilray”), a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, production and distribution, acquired through a subsidiary all of the issued and outstanding securities of FHF Holdings Ltd. (doing business as “Manitoba Harvest”) from Compass Group Diversified Holdings, LLC (“Compass”) and other shareholders of Manitoba Harvest, by way of a plan of arrangement pursuant to the Business Corporation Act (British Columbia).
On August 14, 2018, Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) (OTCQB: ACBFF) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) completed its June-announced acquisition of Anandia Laboratories Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $118 million pursuant to a court ordered plan of arrangement.
On September 5, 2018, Canopy Growth Corp. (Canopy), the largest licensed producer of regulated cannabis in the world, completed its acquisition of Hiku Brands Company Ltd. (Hiku) by way of plan of arrangement (the Arrangement).
On February 7, 2017, Trilogy International Partners Inc. (formerly Alignvest Acquisition Corporation) (TSX:AQX.A)(TSX:AQX.WT) (“Trilogy”) completed its qualifying acquisition under which Trilogy effected a business combination with Trilogy International Partners LLC by way of a court approved plan of arrangement.
On July 28, 2016, Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (“Fortuna”) completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares (“Goldrock Shares”) of Goldrock Mines Corp. (“Goldrock”) by way of plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”).
On June 23, 2016, Nevsun Resources Ltd. (Nevsun) completed its acquisition of Reservoir Minerals Inc. (Reservoir), a TSX-V listed company, for approximately US$440 million.
On September 30, 2015, BSM Technologies Inc. and Webtech Wireless Inc. completed the previously announced transaction by way of a court approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Pursuant to the plan of arrangement, Webtech has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSM and all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Webtech were transferred to BSM in consideration for the issuance by BSM of 2.136 common shares of BSM and a cash payment of $0.52 for each Webtech share.
SciVac Therapeutics Inc., formerly Levon Resources Ltd. and SciVac Ltd. closed a plan of arrangement pursuant to which SciVac completed a reverse takeover of Levon.
On March 31, 2015, Norbord Inc. (Norbord) and Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (Ainsworth) completed their previously announced merger. The merger will create a leading global wood products company focused on oriented strand board across North America, Europe and Asia.
