RelationShop Inc.
Acted as Canadian counsel for RelationShop Inc. in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mercatus Technologies, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions for regional grocers and independents.
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Seann strategizes with clients’ business goals in mind, helping to mitigate risk and find optimal solutions to their employment challenges.
Known for his in-depth employment knowledge and business-minded focus, Seann advises clients on the full spectrum of employment challenges, from restrictive covenants and employment standards to workplace policies, successor rights and executive compensation. A trusted adviser to clients across the public and private sectors, he offers strategic counsel on employment issues arising from all types of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals, restructurings and outsourcings.
Based in Toronto, Seann works closely with the Employment, Labour and Executive Compensation team and collaborates across practices to deliver tailored solutions to complex employment matters. He brings high-level expertise to the management of employment law matters which intersect with the growing prevalence of ESG investor criteria, including through advice on corporate governance, compensation practices, employee engagement, diversity and human rights.
Before joining Davies, Seann practised at a national law firm and a leading labour and employment boutique.
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Seann strategizes with clients’ business goals in mind, helping to mitigate risk and find optimal solutions to their employment challenges.
Known for his in-depth employment knowledge and business-minded focus, Seann advises clients on the full spectrum of employment challenges, from restrictive covenants and employment standards to workplace policies, successor rights and executive compensation. A trusted adviser to clients across the public and private sectors, he offers strategic counsel on employment issues arising from all types of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals, restructurings and outsourcings.
Based in Toronto, Seann works closely with the Employment, Labour and Executive Compensation team and collaborates across practices to deliver tailored solutions to complex employment matters. He brings high-level expertise to the management of employment law matters which intersect with the growing prevalence of ESG investor criteria, including through advice on corporate governance, compensation practices, employee engagement, diversity and human rights.
Before joining Davies, Seann practised at a national law firm and a leading labour and employment boutique.
RelationShop Inc.
Acted as Canadian counsel for RelationShop Inc. in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mercatus Technologies, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions for regional grocers and independents.
Blackstone Inc.
Acting for Blackstone in its US$3.5-billion take-private acquisition of Tricon Residential Inc., an owner, operator and developer of a portfolio of approximately 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Toronto.
Beanfield Metroconnect
Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in securing a strategic equity investment from OMERS Infrastructure.
BMS Group
Acted for BMS Group in its acquisition of Smith & Reid Insurance Brokers and O’Neil Insurance Brokers.
Atlas Holdings LLC
Acted for Atlas Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Resolute FP Canada Inc.'s pulp, newsprint, and directory paper mill operations in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Sleep Country Holdings Inc.
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep Inc.
GreenV B.V.
Acted for Green V B.V. in its acquisition of JV Energy Solutions Inc., a provider of customer-specific heating, electrical engineering and insulation for the greenhouse horticulture industry.
Atlas Holdings, LLC
Acting for Atlas Holdings in its US$120-million acquisition of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.'s Quesnel River pulp mill in British Columbia and Slave Lake pulp mill in Alberta.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc.
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., Canada's leading omnichannel specialty sleep retailer, in its acquisition of Silk & Snow Inc., a Canadian-based direct-to-consumer sleep retailer.
Kenco Group
Acted as Canadian counsel to Kenco Group, a top-ranked third-party logistics (3PL) company, in connection with its acquisition by private equity firm Pritzker Private Capital.
Tegus
Acted for Tegus, a leading research platform for investors, with its acquisition of Canalyst, a provider of data and analytics on listed companies.
Shaw Communications Inc.
Acted for Shaw Communications Inc. in the acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc. of all of Shaw's issued and outstanding Class A and Class B shares in a transaction valued at approximately C$26 billion, including debt, representing a significant premium for Shaw's shareholders.
Doing Business in Canada 2023, contributor
Nov. 14, 2023 - Davies’ Doing Business in Canada guide provides executives, in-house counsel and foreign investors with an overview of the legal framework governing Canadian business operations and outlines key considerations for investing and conducting business in Canada…
THINK, Annual Client Conference, “The Hybrid Work Environment – Is it the New Normal?”; Milton, ON
Nov. 01, 2023
Dec. 06, 2021 - The Ontario government’s Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021, received royal assent on December 2, 2021. The bill contains a broad range of amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), including non-competition provisions and the “right to disconnect” from work. ...
Ontarians Told to Stay at Home
Jan. 15, 2021 - The Ontario government has issued a second Emergency Order under section 7. 01(1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act; amended O. Reg. 82/20, Rules for Areas in Stage 1 (Regulations); and published a stay-at-home order effective January 14, 2021, at 12:01 a.m....
Law Society of Ontario, The Six-Minute Labour Lawyer, “Personal Identity and Employee Privacy at Arbitration”; Toronto, ON
June 21, 2018
Twenty-Sixth Annual Police Employment Conference, Emerging Issues and Legal Developments, “Use of Force, Accommodation, and Undue Hardship”; Toronto, ON
Feb. 27, 2017
Contracting Out in Policing
June 15, 2015 - H.Q. Magazine (Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police)
Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business—Employment and Labour: Ontario
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Employment Law: Employer
The Best Lawyers in Canada—Labour and Employment Law
Ontario, 2001
Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1999
York University, BA (Hons), 1996
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
YMCA of Three Rivers
Human Resources Professionals Association, Grand Valley Chapter, former president
Ayr Minor Hockey Association, Discipline Director
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