E. Patrick Shea, LSM, CS appointed vice-chair of Ontario’s Business Law Advisory Council

02 March 2016

E. Patrick Shea, LSM, CS, a Toronto-based Gowling WLG partner practising in the area of commercial law, has been appointed vice-chair of Ontario’s newly formed Business Law Advisory Council. The result of recommendation made to the province by the Business Law Agenda Stakeholder Panel, the advisory council is a key component of Ontario’s economic growth strategy.

Over the course of his three-year appointment, Shea will work alongside a team of industry experts — including council chairperson Carol Hansell — to modernize Ontario’s business laws and craft recommendations to make the province a more attractive place to do business.

“To be chosen for this important undertaking is a great honour,” said Shea. “I’m eager to begin working with Carol and my fellow council members to effect real and positive change within Ontario’s business environment.” 

A past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring Section and a current member of the CBA’s Legislation and Law Reform Committee, Shea is a certified specialist in bankruptcy and insolvency law, and has advised both the Canadian and Jamaican governments with respect to reforming their insolvency legislation. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and in 2015 he received the Law Society Medal — the Law Society of Upper Canada's highest award.

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