Shawn has extensive experience with real estate development and acquisition financing, operating and capital financing and leasing, aircraft and vessel financing and syndicated loans, with particular expertise on matters involving non-resident lenders or borrowers.

Shawn acts for creditors in commercial foreclosures, restructurings and other security enforcement proceedings, including bankruptcy and receivership matters, and for landlords in tenant insolvencies.

In the context of Commercial Real Estate, Shawn has expertise in apartment portfolio and bulk unit acquisitions/sales, resort and luxury residential acquisitions/sales, including strata hotel, fractional interests and private residence clubs, with specific expertise acting for REIT and non-resident clients.

Shawn has been a past lecturer and author for the Continuing Legal Education Society on real estate and insolvency topics.