After receiving his J.D. from the University of Toronto in 2010, Ben clerked for the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto during the 2010-2011 year.
While in law school, Ben served as Executive Editor of the Journal of International Law and International Relations and was co-founding editor of the Rights Review newsletter.
Ben holds a B.A.(Hons) from the University of King’s College and an M.Sc from the London School of Economics.
He summered at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City and the Burma Lawyers Council in Mae Sot, Thailand.
Prior to attending law school, Ben helped launch Billiter Partners, a consultancy focused on strategic risk and corporate intelligence based in London, UK. He has also worked as a journalist in Dakar, Senegal.
Ben volunteers at the Pro Bono Lawyers Help Centre, Pro Bono Law Ontario, the Canadian Centre for International Justice, and Lawyers Feed the Hungry.
Ben is a member of The Advocates Society, the Toronto Lawyers’ Association and the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations.
- Inquest into the Death of Jeffrey Baldwin
Supporting lead counsel (Brian Gover) for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto at the upcoming inquest into the death of Jeffrey Baldwin. - Attawapiskat First Nation v. Canada
Part of a litigation team challenging by judicial review the ministerial decision to submit the governance of the Attawapiskat First Nation to third party management.
- Author, The Supply Chain Gang: Enforcing the Employment Rights of Subcontracted Labour in Ontario, Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, Forthcoming
- Co-Author, Application of the Test for Bias Across the Spectrum of Administrative Decision Making, 2012
- Co-Author, Tribunal Standing: New Developments, 2011
- Co-Author, Effect of Regulator Settlements on Civil Liability: What you Need to Know before you Settle, The Twelve Minute Civil Litigator, 2011
- Member, The Advocates’ Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Bar Association
- Member, Toronto Lawyers’ Association
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