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.