sean jones

SEAN JONES
Avocat salarié
T 604.640.4163
F 604.622.5908
Vancouver
[email protected]
Droit des autochtones
Droit de l'environnement
Litige et arbitrage relatifs au droit public
Droit municipal et autres services gouvernementaux
Expropriation
Réglementation des services financiers
Saskatchewan
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB (with First-Class Honours),
University of London, 2009 (received
Pearson Publication Prize for
graduating first in class, Wildy's
Bookshop Prize for best result in
Torts, the Sweet & Maxwell Prize for
best result in first-year, and the 2008
Mooting Champion Award)
Sean Jones is an associate in our Environmental Municipal, Expropriation and
Regulatory Group and practices out of our Vancouver office. Sean’s practice focuses on
Aboriginal, regulatory and environmental law.
MA in English, University of British
Columbia
BA (Hons.) in English and Philosophy,
University of Toronto
He regularly advises businesses on consultations with First Nations. He has advised
clients on provincial and federal environmental assessments for proposed LNG projects
in British Columbia. Sean’s experience also includes real estate transactions with First
Nations, Impact Benefit Agreements with First Nations and environmental compliance
issues in the mining sector.
Prior to his career in law, Sean had a career in communications, working for both
industry and government. He was also a faculty member in the Communications
Department at Douglas College for 10 years, and taught communications courses at
BCIT and other post-secondary institutions.
British Columbia, 2012
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Activités professionnelles

Member, Law Society of British
Columbia
Co-Author, "BC's Auditor General Report on Mining Sector," BLG Publication,
May 2016.

Author, "Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act Could Create Social
Licence," The Lawyers Weekly, April 2016.

Co-Author, "Environmental Law" Chapter, Annual Review of Law and Practice,
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, March 2016.

Co-Author, "BC Responds to Mount Polley Dam Failure with Proposed
Amendments to the Mines Act," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, March
2016.

Interview, regarding the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, The Ryan
Jespersen Show, November 12, 2015.

Author, "The Myth of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act," The Globe
and Mail, November 6, 2015.

Co-Author, "Environmental Appeal Board revokes company water licence,"
Lexology.com, September 2015.
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Activités communautaires
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids
Director, Vancouver Recovery
Through Art Society
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Interview, regarding the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, Saskatoon
Morning, July 30, 2015.
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Quoted, "Federal government, First Nations face court battle over
Transparency Act," Cbc.ca and CBC World Report, July 27, 2015.
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Co-Author, "Aboriginal Rights Ro Not Have to be Proven Before a Claim in Tort
Can Be Advanced", Lexology.com, May 2015.

Quoted, "Social licence: Easy To Grant, Hard To Revoke," Business
Vancouver, May 2015.

Author, "This Is What Happens To An Oil Company's Social License
Obligations When Profits Dive", Mining.com, April 2015.

Author, "Two provinces with divergent duty to consult policies," The Lawyers
Weekly, April 2015.

Author, "Rather Than Determining Value of Title Lands, Proponents Should
Concentrate On Benefit Agreements,"The Lawyers Weekly, April 2015

Co-Author "Environmental Law" Chapter, Annual Review of Law and Practice,
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, March 2015.

Co-Author, "New Requirements for Proposed Mines with Tailings Ponds Response to Mount Polley", March 2015.

Co-Author, "Through the Looking Glass: The Extractive Sector Transparency
Measures Act Receives Royal Assent", February 2015.

Speaker/Author, "An Overview of the Regulation of Water Use in BC for the Oil
and Gas Industry," Environmental Managers' Association Workshop
(Vancouver), February 2015.

Speaker, “Navigating the Project Approval Process”, BLG Environmental Law
Seminar, October 1, 2014.

Author, “Unwelcome Disclosure: Capacity Funding, Competition Questions mar
First Nations Financial Transparency Act”, Lawyers Weekly, September 26,
2014.

Author, “Two Provinces with Divergent Duty to Consult Policies”, Lawyers
Weekly, April 25, 2014.

Co-Author "Environmental Law" Chapter, Annual Review of Law and Practice,
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, March 2014.

Speaker, “The Duty to Consult in the Environmental Assessment Process”,
BLG Environmental Law Seminar, October 3, 2013.
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Co-Author, "Municipal Bylaws Can Still be Challenged", Lawyers Weekly, June
2013.
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Speaker, "Researching First Nations Legal Issues (Land Regimes And
Consultation)”, Canadian Bar Association, Legal Research Section Meeting,
June 2013.
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Speaker, "The Duty to Consult: Whom to Consult?", CLE for the Attorney
General’s Office, March 2013.
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Author, "The Crown Found Liable for Damages Flowing From First Nations
Blockade", Environmental Law Newsletter, February 2013.
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Author, "Routine Permits Can Trigger Duty to Consult First Nations”, BLG
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