Kenneth E. "Ken" Burns
Recognized since 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia
Employee Benefits Law

Ken practices exclusively in the firm’s pensions and employee benefits law practice group. He advises pension and benefit plan sponsors on a range of legal and regulatory issues affecting their plans. He advises on pension plan governance and compliance monitoring projects, regulatory applications and the handling of pension disputes. He works with managers in the drafting and maintenance of pension documents, including plan texts, trust agreements, governance policies, investment policies, funding policies, plan assessments, as well as investment manager and other service provider contracts. Ken is frequently involved in assisting parties in mergers and acquisitions on the pension and benefits issues arising in the course of planning and executing their transactions.
- E-mail: kburns@lawsonlundell.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.lawsonlundell.com/team-Kenneth-Burns
- Cathedral Place, Suite 1600
925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2
Canada
- English
- Alberta, 2006
- British Columbia, 1998
- Northwest Territories, 2000
- Association of Canadian Pension Management - Board of Directors - Member
- Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute - Past British Columbia Council Member
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - Current Canadian Legal/Legislative and Public Sector Committee Member
85 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
35 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards

- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2025)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2023)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2019)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2014)
- Employee Benefits Law
- Chambers Canada: Pensions & Benefits
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Pensions & Employee Benefits (Employer)
- Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada 2018: Labour & Employment
- Chambers Global 2018: Pensions & Benefits
- Premier Awards 2016: Premier Award for Collaboration
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: AV Peer Review rated
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