Ms Shefali Tanna > McCarthy Tétrault > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile
McCarthy Tétrault Offices
66 Wellington Street West
Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48
Toronto ON M5K 1E6
Canada
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Ms Shefali Tanna
Work Department
Immigration
Position
Shefali is an associate in the Immigration Group in Toronto with a practice focused on Canadian and U.S. immigration law, specifically corporate immigration and the global mobility of workers. She counsels American clients on non-immigrant and immigrant visas, consular processing, citizenship and naturalization, U.S. waivers, and corporate compliance with immigration laws. She also advises corporations in Canada and internationally on all matters pertaining to Canadian immigration. She practices across all industries, including automotive, technology, aviation, financial, infrastructure, mining and minerals and manufacturing.
Shefali has strong experience in crafting global mobility strategies for both start-ups and established Canadian and U.S. companies and supports them in ensuring they have the required talent to drive their business forward.
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding fundamental change in global travel, she was instrumental in driving McCarthy’s response to clients and supported the development of a practical toolkit for clients travelling to Canada and the U.S.
Career
New York, 2018
Ontario, 2020
Memberships
Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, New York Bar Association
Education
Master of Laws in International Business and Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Bachelor of Laws, University of London
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Business immigration
(Rising stars)Operating from five strategically-located Canadian offices, the team at McCarthy Tétrault is experienced at supporting clients from the oil-and-gas, mining, energy, banking, retail, hospitality and agriculture segments with a range of business immigration matters. Stéphane Duval, who splits his time between Montreal and Toronto, steers the practice and handles all stages of the visa, work permit and permanent residence application processes; he has additional knowledge of corporate restructurings and M&A. Key partner Julie Resetarits in Montreal frequently assists both domestic and multinational corporations, focusing on professional mobility, work permits and global immigration matters. Senior associate Amy Dupuis-Sène (also at the Montreal office) brings strength to immigration compliance issues. Associate Shefali Tanna in Toronto provides the partners across-the-board support on immigration issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Environment
- Infrastructure projects
- International trade
- Transport > Other transport
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Real estate
- Tax
- Technology
- Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Business immigration
- Cannabis
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Indigenous law
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- International expertise
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Pensions
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Public procurement