Scott Bell
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Pensions & Benefits
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416.601.8277Share profile
Band 4
About
Provided by Scott Bell
Practice Areas
Practice focuses exclusively on advising Canadian pension funds and their asset managers on structuring investments and other activities around the world to comply with the pension fund’s unique governing legislation and applicable Canadian pension legislation. He routinely acts as lead pension investment counsel on both domestic and international acquisitions in the areas of private equity, infrastructure and real estate, as well as fund investments, platform investments and co-investments, for many of Canada’s most respected pension fund investors including CPP Investments (formerly Canada Pension Plan Investment Board), OMERS, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, OPTrust, Oxford Properties and University Pension Plan Ontario.
Career
Ontario, 1998
Professional Memberships
Scott serves on the Board of Directors of Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services, a multi-service, not-for-profit agency that serves more than 10,000 of Toronto’s most vulnerable and at-risk community members annually with a view to helping create “a city where everyone thrives”. In addition to his Board membership, Scott also serves on Dixon Hall’s Executive Committee and is the Chair of its Governance Committee.
Chambers Review
Canada
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."