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Scott Chalmers

Scott is a partner in the Business Law Group in Toronto and leads McCarthy Tétrault’s National Construction Group. His career focus has been entirely on construction law, largely for owners, sponsors, developers and lenders. He is qualified and practiced in Ontario, Texas, England and Wales, and Australia and has done projects in over 40 countries. His extensive global experience includes advising on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure and construction projects in the world. Prior to his legal career, Scott practised for a decade as an architect in Australia and Canada. He has on the ground experience on a wide array of projects globally in several industry sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, LNG, road and rail infrastructure, power (nuclear, gas, coal, renewables), mining and metals, shipbuilding and architecture. · McCarthy Tétrault

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About

Partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Business Law Group in Toronto who leads the firm’s National Construction Group. His career is focused on construction law for owners, sponsors, developers and lenders, and he has advised on large and complex infrastructure and construction projects globally.

Practice areas

ConstructionInfrastructureProject Development

Office

Expertise

Oil & GasPetrochemicalsLNGRoad and Rail InfrastructurePower (nuclear, gas, coal, renewables)Mining and MetalsShipbuildingArchitectureAdvising owners, sponsors, developers and lenders on large infrastructure/construction projects

Education

  • Bachelor of Legal Studies, Macquarie University
  • Bachelor of Architecture, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Manitoba

Admissions

  • Australia (2000)
  • England and Wales (2004)
  • Texas, USA (2014)
  • Ontario (2020)

Languages

English