Kenneth E. "Ken" Burns
Recognized since 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits Law
Ken practices exclusively in the firm’s pensions and employee benefits law practice group. He advises pension and benefit plan sponsors on a range of legal and regulatory issues affecting their plans. He advises on pension plan governance and compliance monitoring projects, regulatory applications and the handling of pension disputes. He works with managers in the drafting and maintenance of pension documents, including plan texts, trust declarations, statements of investment policies, as well as investment manager and other service provider contracts. Ken is frequently involved in assisting parties in mergers and acquisitions on the pension and benefits issues arising in the course of planning and executing their transactions.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: kburns@lawsonlundell.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.lawsonlundell.com/team-Kenneth-Burns
Location
- Cathedral Place, Suite 1600
925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2
Canada
Languages
- English
Bar Admissions
- Alberta, 2006
- British Columbia, 1998
- Northwest Territories, 2000
Affiliations
- Association of Canadian Pension Management - Board of Directors - Member
- Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute - Past British Columbia Council Member
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - Current Canadian Legal/Legislative and Public Sector Committee Member
Headquarters:
Vancouver, British Columbia
83 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
30 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2025)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2023)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2019)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
- Employee Benefits Law, Vancouver, Canada (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2025 for work in:
- Employee Benefits Law
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for Employee Benefits law
- 2014 Best Lawyers in Canada: Employee Benefits Law Lawyer of the Year 2014 for Vancouver
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2016: most frequently recommended as a Leading Practitioner for Pensions & Employee Benefits (Employer)
- Chambers Global: recognized in the Pensions & Benefits (Canada) category
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: AV Peer Review rated
- Best Lawyers: Employee Benefits Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2017
- 2016 Premier Awards: Premier Award for Collaboration
- Chambers Canada: recognized in the Pensions & Benefits (Canada) category
Publications
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