Lawyer Profile
Sean L. Gosnell
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Sean L. Gosnell is a former Toronto partner of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Historical BLG materials identify him in municipal and land-use planning, expropriation, environmental, government and public-sector, banking and financial-services, and energy regulatory matters. His work also included civil litigation, privacy, professional liability and malpractice, real estate, and China-Canada cross-border issues. He co-authored a 2013 presentation on Canadian intellectual-property protection and a 2017 BLG article on Ontario municipal-board reform. Public records place him at BLG in Toronto with the supplied email and direct line; no current public BLG lawyer profile was found as of 2026-09-03.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1984 (ON)
Professional Details
Education
LLB, University of Toronto, 1982
BA, University of Toronto, 1984
Associations
Advocates' Society
Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Expropriation Association, past president
The Law Society of England and Wales
Awards & Recognition
Listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell
Articles & Speeches
An Overview of the Canadian Law of Intellectual Property Protection, Peking University Law School and Intellectual Property School lecture, April 7, 2013, co-authored with Robert Dewald
Bill 139 - The Proposed End of the Ontario Municipal Board, BLG, June 1, 2017, co-authored
Selected Decisions
Supreme Court of Canada, file 27425, counsel for The Toronto Hospital, the Law Society of Upper Canada and related parties
A. Mantella & Sons Limited v. Ontario Realty Corporation, 2009 ONCA 115, counsel for Dixie Ford Sales Ltd.
Tiny (Township) v. Battaglia et al., 2013 ONCA 274, counsel for interveners
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP v. Sinclair et al., 2013 ONSC 7640, counsel for the plaintiff
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health v. 2041134 Ontario Ltd., 2006 O.T.C. 227, counsel for the respondent/applicant