Kelleher Lynch
Canada Guide 2025
Band 5 : Pensions & Benefits
Band 5
About
Provided by Kelleher Lynch
Practice Areas
Partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s National Pension, Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice in Toronto, and a member of the Firm’s Pension Funds Group.
Kelleher advises public, private and not-for-profit clients on legal issues relating to the design, funding, administration, governance and wind up of pension plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employee compensation arrangements. He also has expertise advising on employee plan matters in major M&A transactions and secured lending transactions.
Career
New York, USA, 2012; Ontario, 2014; British Columbia, 2017.
Professional Memberships
Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section Executive; Secretary of the Canadian Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section; Member of the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute’s Ontario Regional Council; Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Law Association; Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of British Columbia.
Personal
Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Kelleher was a judicial clerk at the Federal Court of Canada.
Publications
2024 International Pension & Employee Benefits Association Conference panelist; 2023 Lancaster House National Pensions Conference panelist; 2023 Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute Pension Certificate Program faculty.
Chambers Review
Canada
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."