Paul W Litner

Practice Areas

Paul Litner is a partner in Osler's Pensions and Benefits Group. His practice relates exclusively to pensions, benefits and compensation plans and their related investment arrangements. He advises both private and public sector clients on the legal and regulatory aspects of pension and employee benefits plans including: governance, fiduciary responsibilities, plan administration and compliance, pension fund investment, pension committees, plan wind up, surplus strategies, and the negotiation and drafting of plan and trust documents.

Paul deals extensively with pension and benefits issues arising in corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and has advised on many large Canadian and international transactions. Paul regularly advises on pension litigation matters, and has appeared before and made submissions to federal and provincial regulators on various pension compliance and surplus matters. He has also assisted several clients in successfully implementing pension plan mergers and conversions.

Paul has been recognized as a leading lawyer in his field by numerous independent publications. In 2020 and 2021, he was named Pensions & Benefits Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal.

Career

Queen’s University, LL.B.

University of Toronto, B.A.

Bar Admission: Ontario, 1990

Professional Memberships

Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM)

International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Canadian Bar Association (Ontario), Pension Section

Ontario Financial Services Tribunal, Member from 2002-2010