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Seán Finan

Associate

London +44 75 8470 2086

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    Seán Finan is an associate in the Life Sciences team. His practice covers environmental, food and beverage and pharmaceutical regulation.

    Seán has specific experience in a number of key areas for EU and UK clients in the technology, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and consumer goods industries, including:

    • Environmental and ESG compliance issues, including CSRD, CSDDD and green taxonomy issues; green public procurement issues; extended producer responsibility obligations, etc.;
    • Advertising claims, particularly environmental claims and greenwashing;
    • General food regulation; novel food regulation; genetically modified and "precision bred" products; and
    • Chemicals legislation (REACH, CLP, biocides, etc.).

    Seán has represented clients in judicial review actions involving novel foods against multiple national regulators.

    Seán is qualified in both England & Wales, and the Republic of Ireland.

    Seán is a co lead of the firm's Disability and Mental Health affinity group.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of London, L.P.C./M.Sc., 2019
        • Law, Business and Management
        • Distinction
    • Harvard Law School, LL.M., 2017
        • Dean’s Scholar Prize
        • Student Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Centre for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics
    • Trinity College, University of Dublin, LL.B., 2016
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        • First Class Honours
        • Law School Prize (first place in final year examinations)
        • Scholar of Trinity College (2013)
    Bar Admissions
    • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
    Languages
    • English
    • French
    • Gaeilge
    Pro Bono
    • Provided advice on a public health campaign to a charity focused on improving health outcomes for members of ethnic minorities with diabetes and related illnesses.
    • Provided immigration advice and support to a family applying for indefinite leave to remain in the UK, through the organisation Kids in Need of Defence (“KiND”).
    Previous Experience
    • Six month secondment in the legal department of a multi-national pharmaceutical company.

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