Call to the bar
Ontario, 2019
Education
JD/MBA, Osgoode Hall Law School/Schulich School of Business, York University
B.Comm. (Hons.), Queen’s University
Background
Sean Kim joined Peterson McVicar LLP as an associate in 2021 after working as an in-house legal counsel at a federal Crown corporation and articling at a leading business law firm that specializes in advising companies in the startup and emerging technologies industry. Sean also has experience working as a senior procurement advisor for the Ontario provincial government.
Before pursuing a career in law, Sean worked for six years as an IT consultant and a technology analyst for companies in the telecom industry, advising and assisting telecom companies on the implementation of their backend customer relationship management (CRM) and billing applications.
Outside of work, Sean is actively involved in the Korean-Canadian community. He is a regular volunteer at KCWA Family and Social Services, an organization dedicated to serving and advocating for the interests of the Korean-Canadian community. He is also a former director of the Korean Legal Clinic, an organization that aims to improve access to justice for Korean-Canadians by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate legal services, education, and resources.
Sean is fluent in Korean.
Notable Transactions
Peterson McVicar Acts for Abaxx in Closing of $24.7M Bought Deal Financing Including Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option, Listing of Warrants, and Insider Participation
Peterson McVicar act for Digihost in CAD$25 Million Private Placement with Institutional Investors
Peterson McVicar Acts of Bitfarms in CAD$75.0 Million Private Placement with U.S. Institutional Investors