Megan S. Kaneen

Megan S. Kaneen

Partner at Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9229
(604) 669-1620
925 West Georgia St, Suite 1600, Cathedral Pl, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 2008 (BC)
Megan advises boards of trustees and plan sponsors on a variety of legal matters involving pension plans, employee life and health trusts, and other benefit plans. Her clients include both single employer plans and trusteed multi-employer plans across a wide range of industries. Megan prepares and amends plan texts and trust agreements, advises on the application of provincial and federal pension legislation and regulator policy, and drafts supporting plan documentation such as participation agreements, third party reimbursement agreements, and governance policies. She advises on issues that arise in day-to-day plan administration, assists her clients with specialized projects such as plan conversions, plan terminations and matters related to ownership of plan surplus, and assists the resolution of benefit disputes outside of court. She regularly works with the BC Financial Services Authority and other regulatory agencies through her practice. Megan also negotiates a variety of plan contracts for her clients. Megan is recognised for her pensions and benefits expertise by Chambers Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada.
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