Seán O’Neill

Co-Lead of the firm’s National Energy Group and Partner in the firm’s Toronto office. Significant experience representing domestic and foreign investors and sponsors in a variety of conventional and energy transition assets, including electricity transmission and distribution, district energy, energy storage, hydrogen, and all electricity generation technologies including nuclear. Has assisted financial institutions and borrowers on project financings and re-financings of power projects across Canada and in the US. Regularly acts for project developers and sponsors negotiating commercial arrangements in the sector, including power purchase and energy service agreements, and joint-venturing and Indigenous participation arrangements. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaEnergy, Project Finance

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Co-Lead of McCarthy Tétrault’s National Energy Group and Partner in the Toronto office, Seán O’Neill represents domestic and foreign investors and sponsors in a range of conventional and energy-transition power and infrastructure projects across Canada and the US. He advises on project financings and refinancings and negotiates commercial arrangements including power purchase and energy service agreements, joint-venturing and Indigenous participation arrangements.

Practice areas

EnergyProject FinancePower & UtilitiesInfrastructureBanking & Finance

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Canada

McCarthy Tétrault · Co-Lead of the firm’s National Energy Group and Partner in the firm’s Toronto office. Significant experience representing domestic and foreign investors and sponsors in a variety of conventional and energy transition assets, including electricity transmission and distribution, district energy, energy storage, hydrogen, and all electricity generation technologies including nuclear. Has assisted financial institutions and borrowers on project financings and re-financings of power projects across Canada and in the US. Regularly acts for project developers and sponsors negotiating commercial arrangements in the sector, including power purchase and energy service agreements, and joint-venturing and Indigenous participation arrangements.

Canada

Expertise

Electricity transmission and distributionDistrict energyEnergy storageHydrogenNuclear generationPower project financing and refinancingPower purchase agreements and energy service agreementsJoint ventures and Indigenous participation arrangements

Admissions

Ontario Bar, 1997.