Bio

Shaun Khullar is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Global Metals & Mining Group in Toronto. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on corporate finance and M&A. A trusted business advisor, Shaun helps clients identify and pursue strategic growth opportunities across a range of industries including mining, cannabis, real estate, banking, oil and gas, and technology. His extensive experience in these sectors has given him the unique insights required to develop tailored solutions to clients’ novel, industry-specific challenges. Shaun is a sought-after mining transactional lawyer who approaches his practice through the lens of clients’ business objectives. Issuers and investment dealers rely on Shaun to help them navigate public and private financing transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings, reverse takeover transactions and private equity financings. He also acts for acquiring and target companies in connection with public and private share purchase transactions, including by way of plan of arrangement, takeover bid and option exercise, and asset purchase transactions. Clients trust Shaun’s strong negotiating skills and holistic approach to getting the deal done. Shaun brings a unique knowledge of the cross-border business landscape to help clients with multijurisdictional business interests capitalize on opportunities and minimize exposure to regulatory risk. He routinely guides clients in structuring their cross-border go public and acquisition transactions and has implemented various unique structures to address commercial and regulatory considerations. Within the cannabis sector, Shaun regularly acts for multi-state operators, licensed and pre-licence cultivation, manufacturing and retail companies, consumer packaged goods companies and ancillary service providers, including cannabis focused REITs, and has implemented multi-class voting, Up-C, exchangeable share and other corporate structures to address commercial, securities exchange, tax and regulatory considerations. Shaun also advises on regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure obligations and corporate governance and assists growth and emerging clients with various facets of their development.