Ben practises both administrative law and civil litigation. He represents and advises industry regulators with a focus on self-regulated professions, providing advice on issues related to, among other things, governance, registration, investigations, and capacity. He also serves as prosecutor in disciplinary and fitness to practice matters. Ben’s civil litigation practice involves advising public and private-sectors clients, including not-for-profits, on litigation avoidance and governance issues, as well as representing them in civil proceedings. Ben is experienced in civil, corporate-commercial, and administrative and public law matters, having handled corporate and contractual disputes, as well as professional liability, media and defamation, and class actions.
Immediately prior to joining WeirFoulds, Ben acted as a Discipline Counsel for the Law Society of Ontario. He spent his articling year clerking for the judges at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. Ben began his practice litigating at one of the top boutique firms in Canada, acting as a client-facing lawyer responsible for managing ongoing litigation in civil, corporate-commercial, administrative and regulatory matters.
Ben holds degrees from the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, University of King’s College, Halifax, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He serves as Director and Corporate Secretary of the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP) and has taught Administrative Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. Ben is also currently acting as a creative consultant on a developing Canadian legal television drama.
Prior to attending law school, Ben helped launch Billiter Partners, a consultancy focused on strategic risk and corporate intelligence based in London, UK. He previously worked as a journalist in Dakar, Senegal.
