LAWYER PROFILE

Susan Nickerson

Canada 2026

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Pensions & Benefits

Nationwide - Canada

10 years ranked

About

Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Head of McCarthy Tétrault’s Pensions, Benefits, & Executive Compensation Group. Susan is well known for her strong relationships in the Canadian pensions and benefits sector and proven track record of success. Clients balancing their obligations to stakeholders with the complex interplay of macroeconomic conditions and regulations can rely on Susan’s unique insights to both plan ahead for change and quickly respond to evolving day-to-day issues. Her advice covers fiduciary duties and risk management, plan conversion and funding, and the implementation of new designs, as well as the pensions and benefits aspects of corporate transactions, restructurings, and insolvencies. Boards of directors can further draw on Susan’s expertise in all aspects of governance structures and systems, including both their development and implementation.

Career

Nova Scotia Bar, 2018

Ontario Bar, 1998

Professional Memberships

Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the ACPM and the Past Chair of ACPM’s National Policy Committee.

Susan was the first recipient of the Don Ireland Award from the ACPM in recognition of her outstanding volunteerism in the field of pensions and benefits law and governance.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Pensions & Benefits - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Susan Nickerson is head of McCarthy Tétrault’s pensions, benefits and executive compensation group in Toronto and is particularly skilled at providing pensions law advice in the context of significant M&A deals. A valued source of strategic advice, she provides clients with a range of pensions governance support, including with regard to new pension plans.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Susan quickly grasps the complexities of our needs and has provided clear, practical and effective legal guidance.
Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide
Susan has deep industry knowledge and unparalleled responsiveness.
Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide
She is always extremely responsive and her advice on pension administration matters is always practical and well thought out.
Pensions & BenefitsChambers Canada Guide