Pensions & Benefits
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
Contact number
416.977.8353Chambers Review
Koskie Minsky is a go-to Canadian law firm for employee-side pensions and benefits advice. Its lawyers advise individual employees, trade unions and trustees, as well as public sector pension funds, on a wide range of matters, including plan administration and pensions litigation. Koskie is lauded for its knowledge and representation of multi-employer pension plans, and is also able to offer counsel and representation in the context of insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring issues, in addition to pension conversions and plan administration matters. Based in Toronto, it offers services in Western Canada through its affiliated firm in Vancouver, Koskie Glavin Gordon.
Strengths
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"They are the leading firm for union employee work."
"They are the leading firm for union employee work."
Notable Practitioners
Mark Zigler of Koskie Minsky is based in Toronto. He offers extensive expertise in pensions, benefits and insolvency matters. His clients include unions and trustees of pension and benefits trusts. He also has deep experience in disputes, including class actions.
Murray Gold of Koskie Minsky is based in Toronto and possesses a wealth of litigation and regulatory experience in the pensions space. His clients include pension boards and plan sponsors.
Mike Mazzuca is managing partner of Koskie Minsky in Toronto and is noted for his work advising on multi-employer pension plans. He also has considerable pensions litigation experience before courts and administrative tribunals, including class action proceedings.
Roberto Tomassini of Koskie Minsky is based in Toronto and is widely recognised by sources for his expertise in the tax aspects of pensions. His skills also include pension plan structuring, fiduciary responsibilities and regulatory compliance.
"Roberto is very responsive and reliable. He will come back to me very quickly with good advice. I only have good things to say about him."