Mary M. Picard LL.B., Partner
Mary practises exclusively in the area of pensions and benefits. She has advised Canadian employers on their pensions obligations for many years, guiding large and small employers in their dealings with various players in the pension arena: pension regulators, unions, consulting firms, trustees, actuaries and auditors. Mary has extensive experience with difficult pension issues in restructurings, and on the purchase and sales of businesses. She has special expertise regarding multi-employer pension plans.
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Mary's expertise is based on more than twenty years of experience exclusively as a pension and benefits lawyer. For many clients, she is the person who can translate the pension legal and business risks that employers face.
Representative Work
Publications
Teaching Roles
Instructor on "Pension Governance and Risk Management" for the Osgoode Certificate in Pension Law
Lecturer for several years on pension law at the Humber College Centre for Employee Benefits
Prior Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "Pension Governance and Risk Management," The Osgoode Certificate in Pension Law, Toronto, February 28, 2012
Presenter, "Strategies for Success in Dealing with Pension and Benefit Plan Challenges," Continuing Professional Development Bootcamp, Toronto, November 30, 2011
Presenter, "Executive Employment Issues," Human Resources Professionals Association HR Law Conference, Toronto, October 26, 2011
Presenter, "Pension Update," Law Society of Upper Canada's The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2011, Toronto, June 2011
Presenter, "Global Plan Governance Policies," International Pension & Employee Lawyers Association Conference, Berlin, May 24, 2011
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 863 4469
mary.picard@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1985 (Ontario)
Education
University of Toronto, LL.B., 1983
Languages Spoken
English