LAWYER PROFILE

Shea Small

Global 2026

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Mining (International & Cross-Border)

Canada

7 years ranked

Corporate/M&A

Canada

1 year ranked

Mining (International & Cross-Border)

Canada

1 year ranked

Energy & Natural Resources

Australia

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Shea Small, Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Co-Leader of McCarthy Tétrault’s Global Metals & Mining (GMM) Group, has an international practice based in Toronto, Canada and London, UK focusing on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, private equity, capital markets and special situations. Shea is also a member of McCarthy Tétrault’s Board of Partners and Senior Leadership Team in his role as Co-Leader, International Strategy.

Shea has significant industry expertise, particularly in complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, and deep industry connections in the global metals and mining sector.

Shea is repeatedly recognized by Chambers, Lexpert, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and others for his significant experience in M&A, joint ventures, natural resources and international transactions

Career

Ontario Bar, 1998

Professional Memberships

CBA, OBA, RMMLF, and Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Director of Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Mining (International & Cross-Border) - Canada

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Toronto-based Shea Small is adept at handling corporate and commercial mining transactions, including notable M&A mandates. He acts for a number of significant companies in the mining and metals sectors, including multinationals.

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Corporate/M&A - Canada

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Shea Small acts as the co-head of the mergers & acquisitions team at McCarthy Tétrault, while also practising out of the firms Toronto, Canada and London, UK offices. He is well placed to assist clients from the mining sector with M&A transactions.

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Mining (International & Cross-Border) - Canada

Foreign expert in Australia

Individual Editorial

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Energy & Natural Resources - Australia

Australia, expertise based abroad in Canada

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Shea is a phenomenal lawyer. He is constantly generating unique insights and solutions to address complex problems and is relentless in his pursuit of delivering his clients objectives.
Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide