Pensions & Benefits
Nationwide - Canada
4 years ranked
Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s National Pension, Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice in Toronto, and a member of the Firm’s Pension Funds Group.
Kelleher advises public, private and not-for-profit clients on legal issues relating to the design, funding, administration, governance and wind up of pension plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employee compensation arrangements. He also has expertise advising on employee plan matters in major M&A transactions and secured lending transactions.
New York, USA, 2012; Ontario, 2014; British Columbia, 2017.
Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section Executive; Member, Canadian Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section Executive; Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Law Association; Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of British Columbia.
2024 International Pension & Employee Benefits Association Conference panelist; 2024 Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute Pension Certificate Program faculty; 2023 Lancaster House National Pensions Conference panelist.
Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Kelleher was a judicial clerk at the Federal Court of Canada.
Provided by Chambers
Kelleher Lynch of McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office garners recognition in the market. He acts for public and private companies on a variety of pensions and benefits, most notably in negotiating plans and advising on the pension aspects of M&A.
Provided by Chambers
He is a pleasure to work with. He takes the time to understand our needs and is commercially-focused.
Kelleher is very responsive, detail-oriented and delivers excellent advice and guidance.
He has provided very timely and practical legal advice.
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