John Prezioso
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
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Biography
John Prezioso, founding principal of Prescient Compensation Law, has over 20 years of experience in Canadian pension, benefits, and compensation law. He advises clients 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.
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, J.D.
- Ontario, 2002
- Osgoode Professional Development, Pension Law Certificate Program - Instructor
- Canadian Bar Association: Pension and Benefits Law Section, Labour and Employment Law Section, Taxation Law Section - Member
- Ontario Bar Association: Pension and Benefits Law Section, Labour and Employment Law Section, Taxation Law Section - Member
- Queen’s University Faculty of Law - Past Sessional Instructor, Pensions and the Law
- Ontario, 2002
- Osgoode Professional Development, Pension Law Certificate Program - Instructor
- Canadian Bar Association: Pension and Benefits Law Section, Labour and Employment Law Section, Taxation Law Section - Member
- Ontario Bar Association: Pension and Benefits Law Section, Labour and Employment Law Section, Taxation Law Section - Member
- Queen’s University Faculty of Law - Past Sessional Instructor, Pensions and the Law
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, J.D.
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Employee Benefits Law
- Chambers Canada (2021-2025)
The Legal 500 Canada: Leading Partner, Pensions (2025)
The Best Lawyers in Canada (2019-2025)
Lexology Index: Labour, Employment and Benefits (2023-2024)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2021, 2023-2024)
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Prescient Compensation Law is a boutique law firm practicing exclusively in the area of Canadian pension, benefits and compensation law. We partner with our clients and their advisors to seamlessly deliver trusted, efficient, practical and timely advice to address our clients’ needs in this specialized area.
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