Susan Nickerson
Susan Nickerson is a partner at McCarthy Tétrault and head of their Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation Group. She was formerly a partner in Torys’ Pensions and Employment Practice. Recognized as a leading pension and benefits lawyer, her practice focuses on all areas of pension and benefits law and governance. Ms. Nickerson advises clients on issues ranging from fiduciary duties and risk management, plan conversion and funding, to implementation of new plan designs. She also provides advice on the pension and benefit plan implications of corporate transactions, restructurings and insolvencies. With particular expertise in pension plan governance, Ms. Nickerson develops and implements pension plan governance structures and systems. As an active member of the pension community, she is a frequent speaker and moderator on emerging industry issues and has a particular interest in policy development on a provincial and national level. Ms. Nickerson served as past chair of the board of the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM). In 2016, she was the first recipient of the ACPM Don Ireland Award in recognition of outstanding volunteerism in the field of pensions and benefits law and governance.
Partner and Head of the Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation Group, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Toronto, ON
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