Jennifer Agnew

Jennifer advises employers and plan administrators on all matters related to their pension and benefit plans including administration, governance, plan design, investment and compliance with minimum standards legislation and regulatory policy. Jennifer has worked with pension plans in both the federal and provincial jurisdictions, including multi-employer and jointly sponsored plans. She has a depth of experience with pension and benefit issues that arise with the purchase and sale of a business or other corporate restructurings. She routinely advises plan administrators on the valuation and division of pension benefits upon spousal breakdown and benefit entitlements upon the death of a plan member. Jennifer has significant experience advising employers on entitlement to surplus following the wind-up of their defined benefit pension plan, and has represented employers before the Ontario Financial Services Tribunal. She is an in-demand speaker at pension and benefits conferences and at internal retirement committee meetings, including fiduciary educational training. Prior to joining BMKP Law, Jennifer practised in the Pension and Benefit groups at two large Canadian law firms, and worked in-house as a policy and legal advisor to one of Canada’s largest public sector pension plans.