Elizabeth M Brown

Practice Areas

Pension, Benefits and Executive Compensation

Career

Elizabeth Brown is an experienced pension and benefits lawyer with Toronto-based firm, BMKP Law She advises public and private sector employers on a wide range of regulatory governance, compliance and administration matters relating to pension and employee benefits plans. Elizabeth appears as counsel on pension litigation disputes and has extensive experience advising on large corporate transactions, including insolvencies, mergers and acquisitions, and reorganizations. She provides ongoing advice to provincially and federally-regulated plan sponsors and administrators on jointly sponsored pension plans, defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and savings and profit sharing plans.

Professional Memberships

• Steering Committee for Northwind’s Annual Pension Fund Invitational Forum | Member (2022, 2023)

• Institute of Corporate Directors | Member

• International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA) | Member

• Ontario Bar Association | Member, Pension and Benefits Law Section

• American Bar Association | Member, CBA Liaison Member | Continuing Legal Education Division | Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (2016 – 2018)

• Canadian Bar Association | Executive Member, Pension and Benefits Law Section | Past Chair (2018-2019)

• Marshall Stakeholder Reference Group | Appointed by the Ontario Minister of Finance | Employer Counsel Representative (2016-2017)

Publications

Recognized in:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada™ (2014-2025)

• The Legal 500 Canada (2015-2025)

• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2007-2024)

• Lexology Index: Labour, Employment & Benefits (2024)

• Lexology Index: Thought Leaders - Labour, Employment & Benefits (2024)

• Lexology Index: Thought Leaders - Global Elite (2023)

• Lexology Index: Canada (2012-2023)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada - "Lawyer of the Year" (2022)

• Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Pension and Benefits Law (2017)