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Areas of Practice
- Corporate and Financial Services
- Private Clients and Trusts
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Profile
Sean McWeeney Jr. is a Partner in the firm's Private Clients and Trusts Practice.
Sean's practice is focused primarily on private client, ICT(information, communication and technology), data protection and privacy,e-commerce and commercial regulatory compliance.
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Recent engagements include:
- Advised an international car manufacturer on local telecommunications, IoT (Internet of Things), and data localization regulations related to vehicle technology.
- Advised clients across various industries regarding foreign requests for personal data in connection with multi-jurisdictional investigations.
- Prepared wills, healthcare proxies, living wills, and enduring powers of attorney for clients with substantial assets across single and multiple jurisdictions.
- Prepared and conducted extensive revisions to ante-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.
- Advised foreign educational institutions on the commercial and regulatory requirements for providing remote teaching and learning to residents in The Bahamas.
Bar Admissions
- Bar of England and Wales, 2018
- The Bahamas Bar, 2018
Education
LLM, Information Technology, Internet and Telecommunications Law, University of Strathclyde, Glascow, Scotland, UK
Bar Professional Training Course – City, University of London, UK
LLB (Hons) – University of Sussex, UK
BA Anthropology – Concordia University, Canada
Areas of Practice
- Corporate and Financial Services
- Private Clients and Trusts
Professional Career
Bahamas Bar Association
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
International Association of Privacy Professionals
International Association of Young Lawyers
Articles
Estate Planning Vehicles for Vulnerable Clients
By Sean McWeeney |May 2020Estate Planning Vehicles for Vulnerable Clients
By Sean McWeeney |May 2020Information Privacy and COVID-19
By Sean McWeeney |March 2020
Data Protection Laws of The World – The Bahamas, March 2022, DLA Piper Data Protection Laws of the World
Data Protection & Privacy, The Bahamas, Law and Practice. Chambers Global Guide, March 2021
15 FAQs on the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Act, 2020 GT News & Insights, Vol 3, Issue 1, January 2021
Estate Planning Vehicles for Vulnerable Clients, May 2020
Information Privacy and COVID-19, March 2020
5 Data Privacy Tips for #DataPrivacyDay2020, January 2020
"Enforceability of Ante-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreements in The Bahamas". GT News & Insights Volume 1, Issue 6, October 2019
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