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Julien Ranger

Julien Ranger

Canada 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Julien is a partner practicing in Osler’s Pensions and Benefits group and the Employment and Labour group from our Montreal office.

Julien has extensive expertise advising employers, pension fund administrators and service providers on issues such as pension plan governance and design, de-risking strategies, pension investments, plan mergers, plan conversions, use of surplus assets, administration expenses and retiree benefits matters. He also assists them in their representations before regulatory authorities, administrative tribunals and courts.

Julien also advises employers on a broad range of employment-related issues including executive compensation, employee hiring and terminations, employment standards compliance, and the development of human resources policies.

Julien has significant experience in advising clients on pension and employment issues arising in connection with various corporate events including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, insolvencies and corporate reorganizations.

Career

University of Ottawa, LL.L. (Civil Law)

Dalhousie University, LL.B. (Common Law)

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2007 | Québec, 2006

Professional Memberships

Bar of Québec

Law Society of Ontario

Chair of the Quebec Regional Council of the Association of Canadian Pension Management

Canadian Bar Association

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Pensions & Benefits - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Julien Ranger is a Montréal-based lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, who is well-versed in providing advice on pension governance as well as merging and restructuring plans. He is particularly active on pensions and benefits work relating to M&A and also acts on litigation.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Julien is one of the best pension lawyers practicing in Canada today. He is knowledgeable, responsive and commercial.

    Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide
  • Julien has provided consistent, excellent support.

    Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide
  • He is brilliant. Julien is highly aware of our culture and political realities and is a pleasure to work with.

    Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide

Ranked Individuals at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (199)

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