Torys
Torys‘ practice provides clients with pension plan governance and pension law counsel. Its expertise also spans plan drafting, wind-ups, administration and tax issues, regulatory and governance matters and transactional support. The practice is jointly led by two Toronto-based partners: Tom Stevenson handles pension governance matters in relation to corporate and commercial transactions, and Lisa Talbot specializes in contentious employment and pensions matters. Counsel Raegan Kennedy is also of note. Ex-practice head Mitch Frazer left the firm in March 2023, along with partner Susan Nickerson, who departed in April 2023. Partner Stephanie Kalinowski, previously at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, joined the group in June 2023.
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Key clients
- LifeWorks
- University of Waterloo
- Yellow Pages Group
- Federal Express Canada Corporation
- Sienna Senior Living
- Extendicare
- Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
- Triple Flag Precious Metals
- Alterna Bank
- Rogers Communications
- Procter & Gamble
- ACCO Brands Canada LP
- Fairstone Financial
- Sun Life Financial
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
- CPP Investments
- Cadillac Fairview
Work highlights
- Assisted LifeWorks with the administration of U.S. Steel Canada pension plans following U.S. Steel's insolvency and restructuring.
- Advised the University of Waterloo on the implementation of an ESG investment strategy for its pension plan.
- Assisted Yellow Pages with strategic advice on the long-term administration of its defined benefit pension plan, including its ongoing deficit reduction plan.
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Tom advises clients across all areas of pension governance and employment law, including in the context of corporate and commercial transactions. He also regularly advises clients regarding the interpretation and application of pension, employment, labour and human rights legislation in the workplace, as well as assisting clients in the drafting and implementation of pension and employment documentation and practices.