About Michael
Mike's practice covers all aspects of pensions, benefits and executive compensation law, including plan administration, investment, taxation, governance and design. Mike has experience working with sponsors and administrators of both federally and provincially regulated defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans for unionized and non-unionized employees on a wide range of matters including plan design, administration, compliance, funding and governance matters.
Mike regularly advises clients on the pensions, benefits and equity-based compensation aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, insolvencies, and reorganizations. He also advises public and private companies on the design, drafting and implementation of equity-based compensation arrangements, including stock option plans, restricted share unit plans, deferred share unit plans and profits interest plans.
Mike provides legal services to pension funds and other institutional investors on fund investments, direct investments and co-investments.