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BMKP Law

Pensions & Benefits

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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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Pensions & Benefits - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

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.

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Work Highlights

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  • BMKP Law advised Toronto-Dominion Bank on its Canadian pension and benefit matters in connection with its registered pension plan arrangements and supplemental benefit plans.

Strengths

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  • BMKP Law is very responsive and collaborative in nature. The team is very effective in taking complex matters and breaking them down.

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  • BMKP Law has significant technical legal expertise. The team is highly responsive and has a depth of knowledge that is difficult to match.

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  • The firm has breadth and depth of experience and skill. The BMKP Law team is responsive, organised and dedicates the resources needed.

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  • BMKP Law really understands what it is that we are looking for and provides very valuable advice. They can provide technical and complex information in an easy-to-understand fashion.

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  • BMKP Law demonstrates excellent legal expertise and judgement. The team provides practical and actionable advice, and demonstrates strong attention to detail.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Elizabeth M Brown
    Elizabeth M Brown

    Elizabeth M Brown

    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 combines deep technical knowledge with exceptional judgement and communication. Her advice is practical and balanced, and she translates complicated legal concepts into clear language.

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    • Elizabeth is knowledgeable and capable.

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    • Elizabeth brings strong leadership and historical knowledge to the team.
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    • Elizabeth always provides excellent service.

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    • Elizabeth is a very trusted partner.
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  • Terra Klinck
    Terra Klinck

    Terra Klinck

    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 sophisticated and deals with technicalities in such an excellent way.

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    • Terra is awesome at practical advice. She can explain the technicalities to me as a layperson and give practical solutions.

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    • Terra is so smart and is always open to hearing the views of others. She is a pleasure to work with.

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  • Lindsay McLeod
    Lindsay McLeod

    Lindsay McLeod

    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.

    • Not only does she have extremely strong technical legal skills, she is able to help clients understand and apply the advice in a clear and business-minded fashion. Lindsay takes incredibly complex issues and distils them for clients in a way that helps them understand risk and reach their business goals.

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    • Lindsay has an analytical approach to evaluating matters and layers in her legal expertise to provide relevant and practical guidance.
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    • Lindsay is able to explain complex systems easily for comprehension at all levels of knowledge.

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    • Lindsay is a really good lawyer. She is incredibly intelligent and can do really complex work.

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    • Lindsay is very knowledgeable about pension law.

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  • Sean Maxwell
    Sean Maxwell

    Sean Maxwell

    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 is very informative and presents well and with confidence.

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    • We could not be more pleased with the service Sean provides.

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    • Sean is a renowned expert in the field.
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  • Maggie Carmichael
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    Maggie Carmichael

    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 is very attentive to detail, thorough and patient.

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    • Maggie is effective, responsive and knowledgeable.

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    • Maggie is an exceptional associate. She is collaborative and takes ownership over the entire file to ensure the client is receiving the best possible advice.

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    • Maggie is great to work with.

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    • It is a pleasure to work with Maggie. She is very knowledgeable about pension law.

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  • Pamela Odina
    Pamela Odina

    Pamela Odina

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

    • Pamela is terrific to work with. She is sophisticated and commercially aware.

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