LAWYER PROFILE

Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Daniel Hayhurst

Toronto, Canada

Canada Guide 2022

Ranked in 1 departments

Ranked in : Pensions & Benefits

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Pensions & Benefits - Nationwide - Canada

Band 5

Daniel Hayhurst is based in Toronto and leads Gowling WLG's pensions practice. He has considerable experience in plan administration, investment and governance, acting on such matters for several provincial and federal pension plans.

"I'm always impressed with Dan’s ability to focus on the key issues and provide practical and timely advice. His advice takes into consideration our business concerns and goals." "Daniel is very thorough and it's a great pleasure working with him."

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Dan is the head of the firm's Canadian pension practice and a member of the Firm's Tax Group. Dan's practice covers the landscape, including advising on governance, fiduciary duties, plan administration and interpretation, investments and investment structuring, custody and other third-party service arrangements, and tax issues. Dan regularly advises clients on the risks and opportunities in the context of extraordinary transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, plan mergers, wind-ups and conversions, and is experienced in advising in connection with regulatory examinations/investigations and litigation. Understanding how a legal risk may play out in practice very much informs the decision on the path to take going forward.