Seán O'Neill > McCarthy Tétrault > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

A destination firm for energy transactions across Canada, McCarthy Tétrault’s national power practice additionally brings to bear significant regulatory firepower. In terms of the former sphere, the group is active across a broad range of corporate, M&A, finance and project-related matters, where it is equipped to represent all key sector stakeholders, including developers, utilities, lenders and industrial users, among others. In Toronto, infrastructure group chair David Lever is widely recognized as a go-to specialist for power transactions; he recently advised Cameco Corporation on its $7.8bn acquisition, together with Brookfield Renewable Partners, of Westinghouse Electric Company. Other recommended transactional partners include Toronto-based Seán O’Neill, who spearheads the power industry group; Toronto’s Suzanne Murphy, whose practice spans M&A, corporate finance, project development and general corporate issues; and Louis-Nicolas Boulanger in Montreal. On the regulatory side, Calgary-based Kimberly Howard is noted for her adept handling of both power and oil and gas work, while Toronto’s Gordon Nettleton covers energy regulatory, environmental and Indigenous law-related matters. In July 2023, commercial energy partner Thomas McInerney joined in Calgary from Bennett Jones LLP.