Shawn C. D. Neylan

Shawn Neylan is a partner who advises businesses in relation to Canadian federal regulatory and criminal laws in the economic sanctions, anti-corruption, commercial bribery, anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, national security, competition and forced labour areas. Shawn’s wide range of experience spans over 35 years counselling clients on compliance and transactional matters, conducting internal investigations and litigating competition and a wide range of other matters including a merger challenge, a civil conspiracy case and a maritime blockade.

Shawn is highly esteemed for his expertise in substantive competition and antitrust matters, Shawn has received numerous accolades for his work and was named a leading lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Shawn is known for his creative, practical and no-nonsense approach. Shawn has extensive experience triaging and assessing potential compliance violations and negotiating regulatory risk allocation in transaction documentation for fast moving M&A and financing mandates.