LAWYER PROFILE

Kelleher Lynch

Canada 2027

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Pensions & Benefits

Nationwide - Canada

5 years ranked

About

Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

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 domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and secured lending transactions.

Career

New York, USA, 2012; Ontario, 2014; British Columbia, 2017.

Professional Memberships

Vice Chair, Canadian Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section Executive; Past Chair, Ontario Bar Association’s Pensions & Benefits Section Executive; Member, International Pension and Employee Benefits Law Association; Member, Association of Canadian Pension Management; Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of British Columbia.

Publications

2024 and 2026 International Pension & Employee Benefits Association Conference panelist; 2023 and 2026 Lancaster House National Pensions Conference panelist; 2021-2025 Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute Pension Certificate Program faculty.

Personal

Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Kelleher was a judicial clerk at the Federal Court of Canada.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Pensions & Benefits - Nationwide - Canada

Band 5

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kelleher provides sophisticated advice.
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Kelleher is very effective in resolving complex pension issues. He consistently goes the extra mile.
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Kelleher is super strong.
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Kelleher takes time to answer our questions.
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