Led from Toronto, and drawing on specialists from across its national and global platform, McCarthy Tétrault’s cannabis offering is among the most comprehensive in the market. The group advises a growing roster of producers, marketing and branding companies, retailers, investors and banks — among others — on the full life cycle of matters, from regulatory issues through to financings, M&A and restructurings. In Toronto, department co-head Ranjeev Dhillon is widely recognized as a leader for cannabis deals; he recently advised SNDL on its C$100m share repurchase. Toronto’s Rami Chalabi co-leads the practice and also focuses on transactional work. Other key lawyers in Toronto include associate Matthew Sanders, whose experience spans commercial, transactional and regulatory issues, and litigator Shane D’Souza.
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Key clients
- HiYa Labs
- Truss Beverage Co
- Independent Retail Cannabis Collective
- Huge Shops
- SNDL (formerly Sundial Growers)
- Aurora Cannabis
- Canopy Growth Corporation
- Tilray
- Auxly Cannabis Group
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- TILT Holdings
- Canneurox
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Matthew Sanders
Practice head
Ranjeev Dhillon; Rami Chalabi
Other key lawyers
Shane D’Souza; Matthew Sanders