LAWYER PROFILE

Jonathan See

Canada 2026

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Equity: Buyouts

Nationwide - Canada

2 years ranked

Corporate/Commercial

Ontario

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Jonathan See is a partner in our Business Law Group in Toronto and Co-head of the firm’s national M&A Group and Private Equity Group. He is one of Canada’s most well-known M&A lawyers acting for many of the leading financial sponsors in the market and multiple strategics on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, particularly in the technology, energy transition, infrastructure, energy and mining, and real estate industries. An accomplished dealmaker, Jonathan is also recognized by Legal 500, IFLR, Best Lawyers and Lexpert, for his significant experience in M&A, private equity, infrastructure, project finance and real estate. He was named a Rising Star by Lexpert, the annual award that honours Canada’s “Leading Lawyers Under 40”. He also led Canadian Law Awards’ 2022 M&A Deal of the Year - Brookfield Infrastructure’s C$15 billion cash and securities exchange takeover bid for Inter Pipeline Ltd.

Career

Ontario Bar, 2003.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Corporate/Commercial - Ontario

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Toronto-based Jonathan See offers expertise in M&A transactions, capital markets and private equity matters, and serves as co-head of the firm’s national M&A and private equity group.

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Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jonathan See is a respected lawyer based in Toronto. He is especially noted for his handling of private equity transactions involving real estate assets.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I trust his acumen, technical skills and his securities law background is impeccable.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Canada Guide
Jonathan is highly intelligent and pragmatic. He simply gets the deal done and is always looking for the solution, rather than just pointing out the problem.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Canada Guide
Jonathan is able to provide real time advice and guidance on what we are seeing in the market and his available market knowledge is priceless. He is an amazing resource for us.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Canada Guide
Jonathan's market knowledge is priceless and he's an amazing resource for us.
Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Canada Guide
Jonathan See understands the market and deal dynamics and is very much a people person.
Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Canada Guide
Jonathan has a foundational understanding of the Canadian private equity space and he leverages that experience to better position us.
Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Canada Guide