Sean King
Co-FounderClient Lead - Defence
Lead: Client Lead - Defence
Phone: 1800 959 885
Mobile: 0408 167 542
Email: sean.king@proximity.com.au
Experience
Sean King is a founder of Proximity and a passionate business leader.
Sean is highly regarded by clients as a strategic advisor and lawyer to the government, technology, utility and non-profit sectors.
Sean has worked on some of Australia’s largest projects, including multi-billion dollar deals and significant national programs. These have included assisting the Australian Government to purchase the largest ships ever owned by the Australian Navy.
He also assisted in establishing the National Centre for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.
Sean assists clients to get the best possible outcomes from their projects and programs. Sean achieves this through a combination of smart project management, good governance and practical legal and commercial advice.
Sean has a Bachelor of Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Law and qualifications in business and negotiation. Sean has received several awards during his career.
Sean is recognised by Best Lawyers for Commercial Law and Government Practice and Doyle’s Guide for Corporate, Commercial & Procurement.
He is married to Kim with young boys Hugo and Oscar. He is a lover of the great outdoors and can regularly be found hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing or horse riding with friends and family. Sean lives on one of the few farms in the ACT, and freely admits that Kim is the better tractor operator, agronomist and musterer.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Engineering (Hons)University of Canberra, 2003
Bachelor of LawsUniversity of Canberra, 2005
Graduate Diploma in Legal PracticeAustralian National University, 2006
Skills
Commercial
Business cases and cost modelling
Contract and Vendor Management
Negotiation
Probity
Procurement and Tendering
Project and Program Management
Consulting
Digital, Data and Cybersecurity
Governance
Organisational Planning and Transformation
Policy, Programs, Grants and Regulation
Legal
Corporate and commercial law
Onsite Legal Services
Proximity Business Services
Training
Memberships
ACT Law Society
Qualifications, Courses and Certificates
Scotwork Advanced Negotiation Course
Gateway Review Team Member Course
Admissions
High Court of Australia
ACT Supreme Court