Pensions & Benefits

Jeremy Forgie is a senior practitioner with considerable regulatory experience. His work includes advising on the pensions and benefits elements of restructurings. Based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Toronto office, he is also skilled in de-risking pension plans and advising on tax structuring.

Jeremy is strong in his knowledge of the subject matter and understands our culture and needs.

Jeremy has been such an asset to the team.

Jeremy is an exceptional lawyer and has a wealth of knowledge.

Jeffrey Sommers is highly active on pension plan governance matters, as well as advising on pensions and benefits issues arising from M&A. He is based in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's Toronto office and is also experienced in pension restructurings, de-risking work and asset and liability transfers.

He is our go-to. We love working with Jeff. He is the most responsive lawyer there is. You press send and you blink and he has responded. It is very much appreciated.

Jeff is professional, responsive, knowledgeable, hard working and patient. He is aware of the current environment and provides insight with risk mitigating in mind.

Jeff Sommers is extremely knowledgeable and has excellent connections within his firm. He gives practical advice and really knows our business. He is a trusted advisor.

Jeffrey is well-informed and is prompt in response. I always feel that we had the best representation available, and for excellent value.

Jeff is proactive, always thinks outside the box and is very knowledgeable about pensions. He is also very response.

Natalie Bussière is a Montréal-based lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon with a notable presence in pensions litigation, particularly with regard to pensions surplus issues and contributions holidays. Her clients include pension committees and pension plans.

Natalie is a true partner to her client and takes time to understand "les enjeux" and how it pertains to the situation. It is an absolute pleasure to work with Natalie and her team.

He is a business-minded, responsive, trusted advisor.

Natalie is knowledgeable about our company and her advice is precise. Drafting also is a strength; a large volume of documents asked of her in short turnarounds. She is like an extension of our team.

Natalie provided good advice that saved us a lot of money with a litigious pension case. Natalie exceeds our expectations.

Adam Ngan is a Toronto-based lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon, with a focus on matters relating to pensions, benefits and executive compensation law regulatory matters. His practice also has a notable focus on the pension aspects of M&A transactions.

Adam is stellar. He is extremely thorough, analytical, efficient and commercially aware. He understood our needs and spearheaded all the legal aspects of the projects we needed his advice on.

Adam is very responsive and very thorough.

Nothing but good things to say here. Adam is responsive, aware of the bigger picture, knows how to take the technicalities and translate them appropriately.

Adam has excellent technical knowledge and industry practice awareness.