Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Our Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation Group provides comprehensive advice and representation in all areas of employment, pensions and executive compensation matters. We routinely resolve employment issues linked to the most multifaceted, domestic and cross-border transactions in Canada and globally.
Our lawyers act on some of Canada’s largest transactions and c-suite employment disputes and provide expert counsel to employees and employers in the midst of complex transactions and restructurings.
Working with colleagues in complementary areas of law, such as securities, corporate and commercial, tax and intellectual property, our sophisticated team understands the business implications of pragmatic advice. We take care to understand our clients’ circumstances and deliver workable and bespoke solutions. Our public, private, non-profit and charitable sector clients benefit from our foresight and solution-driven approach.
Our practice extends beyond day-to-day employment advisory on statutory and regulatory employment matters. We advise employers on their legal obligations in the context of individual and collective terminations and layoffs, including preparing severance and departure arrangements, and provide employee compensation and benefits advice related to start-ups and business expansions, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, restructurings, insolvencies, and other business transactions.
Boards of directors and their human resources & compensation committees, and other human resource professionals turn to us to advise on employment law compliance and human resources management, including all aspects of employment standards and human rights matters. We advise on duties related to executive compensation, and prepare tailored executive compensation agreements, including change of control and retention arrangements, and incentive compensation arrangements. Our pensions experts advise on plan administration and windup, pension solvency funding, plan governance and compliance, as well as tax issues in pension and other retirement plans.
Our lawyers guide clients through workplace dispute resolution processes involving wrongful dismissal claims, human rights, discrimination and harassment complaints and legal issues surrounding departing employees, employee misconduct and fraud. We regularly appear before all levels of court, at arbitration hearings and at administrative tribunals, including provincial and federal labour boards, human rights boards of inquiry, and the workplace safety and insurance appeals tribunal.
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Apotex to acquire Searchlight Pharma
Goodmans LLP is acting for Apotex Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Searchlight Pharma Inc… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
FASHIONPHILE acquires Two Authenticators Business
Goodmans LLP acted for FASHIONPHILE, LLC in connection with its purchase of the assets of Two Authenticators Inc… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Chord Energy and Enerplus to combine in $11 billion transaction
Goodmans LLP is acting as Canadian counsel for Chord Energy Corporation in connection with its agreement to buy Enerplus Corporation for US$3.7 billion in stock and cash, creating a leading producer… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Minute Media acquires STN Video
Goodmans acted for Minute Media, a leading global technology and sports content company, in relation to its acquisition of STN Video, a North American industry leader in sports content distribution… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Gamut Capital Management acquires Extreme Reach
Goodmans LLP acted for Gamut Capital Management, L.P. (“Gamut”), a leading New York-based middle market private equity firm, in its acquisition of Extreme Reach, Inc. (“Extreme Reach” or “ER”) — a… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Yellow Corporation Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions
Goodmans LLP is acting as Canadian counsel for Yellow Corporation and its subsidiaries in connection with their ongoing recognition proceedings under Part IV of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement…
Insights
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Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Understanding Cyber Risks for Pension Plan Administrators, ACPM
Brian Sweigman published an article in The Observer, ACPM. Excerpt from "Understanding Cyber Risks for Pension Plan Administrators": As pension plans are increasingly relying on technology… -
Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Pensions & Retirement Plans 2023 - Canada Chapter
Brian Sweigman authored the Canada Chapter of Lexology's Pensions & Retirement Plans 2023 Guide. The Pensions & Retirement Plans Guide offers a side-by-side comparison of local insights… -
Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Bill C-228: The Pension Protection Act – It’s Time to Prepare
Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, or the Pension Protection Act (PPA) in short… -
Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Treatment of Canadian Retirement Plans in M&A Transactions
The treatment of Canadian retirement plans in M&A transactions depends on a number of factors, including the type of plan, the deal structure and the province of plan registration. Unlike the… -
Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Q&A: occupational pension schemes in Canada, Lexology Panoramic
Brain Sweigman participated in the Q&A: occupational pension schemes in Canada, Lexology Panoramic. Q: Q: What are the main types of private pensions and retirement plans that are… -
Financial Services Regulatory
FSRA Initiates Consultation on Guidance for Principles-Based Regulation
On March 16, 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) initiated a consultation on its proposed Principles-Based Regulation Approach Guidance (the “Proposed PBR Guidance…
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.91 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their… -
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Brian Sweigman at EVOLVE: Benefits and Workforce Strategies Summit
Join Brian Sweigman on May 10, 2023 at 2:45 PM for The Greatest Cybersecurity Threats You Don’t Know You’re Facing session at EVOLVE: Benefits and Workforce Strategies Summit at… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce we have once again been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023.85 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their fields and leaders across…