Lawyer Profile

John Prezioso

Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP

Recognized Since:

2019
Recognized in:

Employee Benefits Law
Law School:

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Lawyer Page:

http://bmkplaw.com/who-we-are/...
Website:

http://www.bmkplaw.com
Phone Number:

416-922-6697
E-mail:

John.Prezioso@bmkplaw.com
Location:

Richmond-Adelaide Centre

130 Adelaide Street W., Suite 1005

Toronto, ON M5H 3P5

John Prezioso is an experienced pension and benefits lawyer with Toronto-based Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP. He advises employers and plan administrators in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors on compliance, administration and governance issues relating to their pension plans and employee group benefits plans, and issues relating to pension plan investment, de-risking of defined benefit pension plans and decumulation issues in the defined contribution context.

John has extensive experience working with employers and leading compensation consultants in the design, drafting, administration and communication of incentive compensation plans for employees and executives, and with tax, employment and other compliance issues relating to incentive compensation plans. John has also taught the Pension Law course at Queen`s University Faculty of Law.

Lawyer Bio

Education:

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, J.D.

Bar Admissions:

Ontario, 2002

Affiliations:

Queen’s University Faculty of Law - Past Sessional Instructor, Pensions and the Law
Osgoode Professional Development - Instructor, Pension Law Certificate Program
Canadian Bar Association - Member
Ontario Bar Association - Member (Pension and Benefits Law Section)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in:

Employee Benefits Law

Awards:

The Best Lawyers in Canada (2019-2022)
Chambers Canada (2021)
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2021)

Additional Information:

Representative Work

John is part of the team of BMKP lawyers that served as counsel to several broader public sector employers engaged in creation of the University Pension Plan (Ontario). This innovative project involved an application to transfer and consolidate approximately $10 billion in pension plan assets within this newly-created jointly sponsored pension plan, making it the largest university sector plan in Canada.

In 2018, represented a foreign parent corporation in defending two proposed Newfoundland and Labrador class actions seeking damages in relation to pension and benefits claims related to insolvent Canadian subsidiaries.

In 2016–2017, successfully co-defended a business against multiple proceedings in which the Minister of National Revenue alleged that certain of the business' workers had been improperly characterized as independent contractors for Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance purposes.

In 2017, assisted a large employer and pension plan administrator on its engagement of an outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) to invest a portfolio of defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution and supplemental pension assets totalling over $3 billion.

In 2015–2016, drafted and advised on the implementation of various incentive compensation plans for one of the largest investment managers in Canada.

Q&A

Tell us a little bit about your practice and what makes it unique.

BMKP Law was founded by lawyers who devote 100% of their practice to pension, benefits and executive compensation law. This critical focus enables BMKP Law to provide cutting-edge legal solutions in an industry that is in the midst of significant change. BMKP Law is one of very few boutique law firms in Canada whose lawyers focus solely on pension, benefits and executive compensation. Our team of nine lawyers provides innovative legal solutions that reflect an in-depth understanding of the nuances of pensions and benefits law.

What common questions are you asked by clients, and what are your answers?

Perhaps the most challenging and interesting aspects of practicing pension, benefits and executive compensation law is that there are few commonly asked questions. On a day-to-day basis we engage with subject matter experts in a highly technical area. Clients typically come to us for advice when they encounter novel circumstances, or an operational objective has taken them into uncharted legal waters. That no two work days are the same makes our practice area both challenging and intellectually rewarding.

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