Shea Small > McCarthy Tétrault > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

McCarthy Tétrault’s prominent transactional mining practice drives a significant volume of international work, while it also shines in private equity and energy-related matters. Global M&A co-head Shea Small additionally co-chairs the metals and mining group; he splits his time between London and Toronto and brings to bear an impressive record in cross-border mining deals. London managing partner Robert Brant is dual-qualified in Canada and the UK and is recognized for his extensive experience in transatlantic M&A, capital markets and projects. Other key contacts include New York managing partner Matthew Cumming, who co-heads the private equity area; and global projects co-head Christopher Langdon, who operates from London and Toronto.

The mining group at McCarthy Tétrault leads in the marketplace, employing the bench strength of its national presence and offices abroad in London and New York, to advise major multinational mining companies (including Glencore, Silvercorp and Rio Tinto), on high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions. The practice is led by M&A expert Eva Bellissimo in Toronto, who provides expertise in complex corporate finance matters; Shea Small, who operates out of the Toronto and London offices, and who brings over 25 years of experience to the practice space; and Roger Taplin in Vancouver, a specialist in joint ventures and metal streaming. Also of note are Daniel Bornstein in Toronto, who brings strength to assisting clients with permitting matters and Aboriginal and environmental law; and Shawn Doyle, head of the firm’s Latin America group, who operates out of the Vancouver and Chile offices, and who displays a strong regional skill set.

McCarthy Tétrault leverages the combined strength of a nationwide presence and offices abroad in London and New York, to provide a first port of call for major public and private companies (including Blackstone and Rio Tinto), banks and private equity firms involved in high-value domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions. Displaying particular strength in the mining segment, the practice’s active client roster spans such sectors as mining, energy, aviation, tech, engineering and manufacturing. The group’s comprehensive offering covers M&A, corporate finance and capital markets matters. The practice is led by M&A and private equity experts Cameron Belsher KC, who works in Vancouver and Toronto; and Jonathan See (also Toronto); and by Shea Small in Toronto and London, who provides extensive experience in joint ventures, strategic investments and capital markets. Also of note are Clemens Mayr in Montreal, who acts for issuers and underwriters in Canadian and cross-border public financings; and Shevaun McGrath, who handles restructuring, leveraged buyouts and minority investment transactions in Toronto, where David Woollcombe advises on M&A, securities offerings and corporate governance matters.