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Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP is a boutique law firm in Canada whose lawyers focus solely on providing pension, benefits and executive compensation law advice to employers and plan administrators. All of our lawyers have dedicated their entire career to advising clients regarding pension, benefits and executive compensation law and we practice exclusively in this area. It’s what we do.

Founded in 2017 by four senior practitioners, BMKP Law has built a reputation for providing practical and creative solution-oriented advice to employers and pension plan administrators. They have been involved in many of the most significant Canadian pension and benefits transactions.

BMKP Law's associates (Pamela Odina, Maggie Carmichael, Max Pivetta, David Zhang) and senior counsel (Cary Wong) round out the firm’s considerable bench strength and are likewise dedicated to pension, benefits and executive compensation law. The firm prides itself on providing practical, business focused advice to our clients. We seamlessly partner with clients’ actuarial, financial and other legal advisors to provide top-notch specialized legal advice. We also have a strong track record of providing creative and innovative legal solutions that reflect an in-depth understanding of the nuances of pensions and benefits law.

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What the Team is Known For

BMKP Law is an esteemed boutique law firm based in Toronto, with specialist pension and benefits expertise. Its lawyers often act for public sector clients, including governmental bodies and clients in the education industry. The firm also advises wealth management firms and lenders on the pensions aspects of M&A deals, such as pension plan mergers and debt restructuring. It is also notable for providing support on pensions class action disputes.

Work Highlights

  • BMKP Law advised Stelco on the pension and benefits aspects of a transaction valued at CAD3.85 billion.

Strengths

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The team possesses expert knowledge.

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I was impressed by their ability to see non-standard options that could help resolve a conflict.

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The BMKP team offers a holistic approach to problems, looking at all factors to provide actionable guidance and opinions.

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The team offers innovative and strategic advice.

Pensions & Benefits respondent
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BMKP offers comprehensive knowledge and is very skilled at working with clients that have variable levels of pension knowledge.

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Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth M Brown
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Elizabeth M Brown
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Elizabeth Brown is a highly acclaimed Toronto-based lawyer at BMKP Law, who is renowned for her work on the formation and restructuring of major pension plans. She regularly advises employers in the public and private sectors and is notably active in the representation of universities.

Elizabeth provides a very high level of responsive and professional service.

Elizabeth is a very dedicated, sophisticated and caring counsel whose judgement I trust totally.

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Terra Klinck
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Terra Klinck
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Terra Klinck of BMKP Law is esteemed for her skills in pension governance, compliance and implementation. Based in Toronto, she frequently provides pensions and benefits advice to clients such as banks and insurance companies.

Terra is a great lawyer. She is pragmatic, caring and a pleasure to deal with.

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Lindsay McLeod
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Lindsay McLeod
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Lindsay McLeod of BMKP Law frequently advises leading national companies on the pensions and benefits aspects of major acquisitions. She is based in Toronto and also excels at advising private equity funds, as well as assisting with pension investments.

Lindsay has clear competence on details and an ability to distill complex legal research into a strategic path forward.

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Sean Maxwell
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Sean Maxwell
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Sean Maxwell of BMKP Law is based in Calgary, where he acts for a range of clients including airlines and energy companies. He is adept at advising on the pensions aspects of M&A alongside his strengths in pension restructurings and deferred compensation arrangements.

Sean Maxwell is a leader in his field and we are very satisfied with his services.

Sean has shown exceptional knowledge.

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Maggie Carmichael
Maggie Carmichael
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Maggie Carmichael enjoys a growing reputation for her pensions and benefits practice and offers strengths in a broad range of compliance and administration matters.

Maggie understands how to give commercially-minded practical advice and clients are always impressed by her.

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Pamela Odina
Pamela Odina
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Pamela Odina is an associate who offers broad expertise in pension and benefits matters.

Pam is a great lawyer.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Elizabeth M Brown
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Elizabeth M Brown
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Terra Klinck
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Terra Klinck
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Lindsay McLeod
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Lindsay McLeod
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Sean Maxwell
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Sean Maxwell
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Maggie Carmichael
Maggie Carmichael
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Pamela Odina
Pamela Odina
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Members

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Cary Wong

David Zhang

Maximillian Pivetta