Shannon Skillings is an associate in a business law group at Goodmans. She is developing a broad corporate practice acting for both private and public companies.
Shannon received her JD from Western University in 2020. During law school, Shannon was selected for the Mining Finance Summer Internship at Goldcorp Inc. She was an active member of the Western Community Legal Services Clinic, providing members of the London community with pro bono legal counsel. Prior to Western Law, Shannon worked for Export Development Canada as a Compliance & Ethics Advisor.
Shannon first joined Goodmans as a summer student in 2019 and became an associate at the firm in 2021.
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