Andrea Boctor

Practice Areas

Andrea is Chair of Osler’s Pensions and Benefits group. Her practice specializes in all areas of pensions and benefits, with a focus on pension administration, fiduciary duty and governance, and issues arising in the context of bankruptcy and insolvency.

She also advises clients on a full range of pension investment issues from both a fund and manager perspective, as well as on executive compensation matters and pension issues that arise in the context of mergers and acquisitions and lending arrangements. Andrea is often sought out for her expertise by government, in litigation matters, and for second opinions.

Andrea speaks and writes extensively on pensions related issues. She is the co-editor of Pensions and Benefits Law in Ontario and the long-time former editor of Canadian Cases on Pensions and Benefits. Andrea has also been an adjunct professor at Queen’s University Law School and is often a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Professional Development.

Career

Queen’s University, LL.B.

Queen’s University, B.Comm.

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2003

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association, Pensions and Benefits Section Government Relations committee

Ontario Bar Association, Pensions and Benefits Section Executive, Past Chair

Association of Canadian Pension Management, Federal Council, Past Chair

International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association