Pensions & Benefits

Susan Nickerson is based in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office and is particularly skilled at providing pensions law advice in the context of significant M&A deals. A valued source of strategic advice, she provides clients with a range of pensions governance support, including with regard to new pension plans.

"Susan is very proactive in issue identification. She is one of the foremost active experts in the country and comes to us with issues that we wouldn't have identified on our own."

"Susan has the perfect combination of pension expertise and business acumen. Susan provides advice that is thorough, well-articulated and directly on point."

"Susan is the best. Her advice is practical and it is also founded in legal analysis. When she speaks to various audiences, she makes a difficult area of law very accessible and easy to understand."

"Susan is very responsive, very practical and quickly understood the matter."

Gregory Winfield of McCarthy Tétrault is a Toronto-based lawyer, who has many years' experience advising on pensions issues. His practice has a notable focus on pension investments, and he is regularly engaged by both universities and government pension funds.

"Greg is an outstanding resource and brilliant mind, who is able to break down complex legislative requirements and apply them in a practical manner to the issue at hand."

"Greg is very knowledgeable, very responsive and extremely pleasant to work with."

"Greg is a seasoned pensions lawyer and it comes across in the guidance he provides. He has a significant level of experience and it feels like there is no issue he hasn't seen before."

Deron Waldock has accrued a significant reputation for advisory and transactional support in the pensions space, including in relation to M&A. Based in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto, he is also well practised in pension regulatory issues and pension-related insolvency matters.

"Deron is able to leverage his knowledge of the industry, as well as the many other deals he has worked on in order to advise us on the particulars of our deal. He is also very responsive."

"Deron has supported our business on complex issues."

Scott Bell of McCarthy Tétrault is based in Toronto and garners considerable market recognition for his pension investment work. He is especially skilled in advising on regulatory and governance matters, as well as handling the pension aspects of M&A.

"Scott provides an excellent level of service, responding promptly and thoughtfully to any questions that I have."

"Scott is exactly what you would look for in an advisor. He is responsive, commercial and technical and responsive."

"Scott is extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful, very responsive. Intimately familiar with our structuring requirements."

"Scott is a pleasure to work with, as he possesses both the requisite knowledge and a keen focus on client service. He is reliable and proficient in tailoring his advice to his clients' specific needs."

Kelleher Lynch of McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office garners recognition in the market. He acts for public and private companies on a variety of pensions and benefits, most notably in negotiating plans and advising on the pension aspects of M&A.

"Kell is very knowledgeable, provides above satisfactory service and maintains a professional demeanor in all meetings."

"He is an excellent lawyer, very responsive and very detail-oriented. His ability to explain complex issues effectively."