Kim Thomassin is McCarthy Tétrault's Managing Partner, Québec Region, one of very few Canadian women to occupy such a position within a major national law firm while continuing her practice full-time.
Ms. Thomassin's practice focuses mainly on project financing in the areas of energy and infrastructure, acquisition and financing, and commercial transactions. She has been involved in the implementation of income trusts and debt and equity investments in connection with energy (hydroelectric, wind power, biogas, biomass and others) and infrastructure projects. She has also represented various public institutions and developers in connection with public-private partnerships.
Ms. Thomassin has developed in-depth industry knowledge in the renewable energy and infrastructure sector. Over the last few years, she has been involved in some of the most prominent Canadian and international transactions in this sector, including as counsel for Kruger Energy Port Alma, Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. She appears as a leading lawyer in banking law in the last edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Ms. Thomassin is also listed in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading practitioner in Québec City who is "consistently recommended" for corporate mid-market work and for Energy (Electricity).
Since 2008, Ms. Thomassin has been a member of McCarthy Tétrault's national leadership team, where she contributes to the firm's regional and national management and optimizes the firm's integration across the country. As Managing Partner and a member of the National Diversity Committee, Ms. Thomassin is a great ambassador for one of the firm's highest priorities - the advancement of women lawyers' careers. A strong proponent of life-long growth and learning, Ms. Thomassin is a member of McCarthy Tétrault's Professional Resources Committee, which supports the firm's Professional Development Program.
In August 2008, Ms. Thomassin acted as co-chair of the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) 2008 Legal Conference and Expo, considered the most important annual convention for legal professionals in Canada. In 2010, she received the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 award.
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