Sean Maxwell

Sean Maxwell


Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP

Recognized since 2019

Toronto, Ontario

Practice Areas

Employee Benefits Law

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Sean Maxwell is a highly experienced lawyer with, having worked on a wide range of legal issues relating to pension and employee benefit plans. In his practice, Sean advises on pension fund investments, plan terminations, ongoing plan administration and compliance issues, disputes over the use of plan assets, development and documentation of pension and employee benefit plans, issues arising from corporate transactions and commercial insolvencies, and adhering to fiduciary duties. Sean also has experience advising on the establishment and implementation of incentive compensation arrangements, including, phantom stock, stock option, deferred share unit plans, share appreciation rights, employees profit-sharing plans and supplementary retirement plans.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Richmond-Adelaide Centre
    130 Adelaide Street W., Suite 1005
    Toronto, ON M5H 3P5
    Canada
Bar Admissions
  • Alberta, Law Society of Alberta, 2010
  • Ontario, The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2003
Affiliations
  • Association of Canadian Pension Management - Alberta Regional Council Member, National Policy Committee Member and National Conference Planning Committee Member
  • Clear Water Academy Foundation - Past Chair, Board of Directors
  • Canadian Bar Association - Pension and Benefits Law Section Member
  • Ontario Bar Association - Pension and Benefits Law Section Member
  • Calgary Bar Association - Member
  • Lumen Faith and Leadership Canada - Chair

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Employee Benefits Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Employee Benefits Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employee Benefits Law, Calgary, Canada (2025)
  • Employee Benefits Law, Calgary, Canada (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 for work in:
  • Employee Benefits Law
Awards:
  • Chambers Canada (2021-2025)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada - "Lawyer of the Year" (2021, 2023, 2025)

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada (2022-2025)

  • The Legal 500 Canada (2021-2024)

  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020-2024)

  • Lexology Index: Labour, Employment and Benefits (2023-2024)

  • Lexology Index: Canada (2023)

  • Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2021)

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