Speakers’ Corner
Our lawyers frequently speak at seminars and conferences, lead workshops and participate in round table discussions on a wide variety of legal issues.
Our speaking engagements are listed below.
We also teach and give guest lectures at law schools and in other university programs. Check out our On Campus page to find out when we will be visiting your campus.
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Simon Archer will look at innovation in public sector pension plans
Simon Archer will discuss innovation in public sector pension plans at the Canadian Public Sector Pension and Benefits Conference.
Simon Archer on fund governance and fiduciary duty
Simon Archer will discuss fund governance and fiduciary duty at the Trustee Bootcamp session of the Share Investor Summit.
Simon Archer talks “Sustainable Finance”
Simon Archer will discuss "Sustainable Finance" at the Inaugural ESG/Sustainable Finance Fall Conference at McGill University.
David Sworn on pensions in collective bargaining
David Sworn will discuss "Pensions in Collective Bargaining: Influences and Trends" at the CBA Pensions and Benefits Law Online Symposium.
Sue Philpott and David Sworn on university pension plans
Sue Philpott and David Sworn will discuss university pension plans at IFEBP's 55th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference
Sue Philpott discusses pension plan wind-ups
Sue Philpott will participate in a panel discussion of the changing nature of a pension plan wind-up at the OBA's webinar, Pension Plan Wind-Ups: Key Considerations for Success.
Simon Archer on principles-based regulation
Simon Archer will discuss principles-based regulation at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s upcoming and inaugural virtual 2022 FSRA Exchange.
Simon Archer explains Canada’s retirement income system
Simon Archer will present a seminar on the retirement income system in Canada to the Canada-Colombia Exchange Program.
Simon Archer responds to report on climate change risks
Register to hear Simon Archer respond to a new report from the Canadian Climate Law Initiative on the Canada Pension plan, climate change risks and pension fund investments.
Susan Philpott on COVID’s impact on pensions and benefits law
Sue Philpott will be a panelist at the OBA webcast on Pensions and Benefits Law as it Evolves in Today's Changing Climate.
Simon Archer on employee life and health trusts
Simon Archer will discuss Proposals to Convert Health and Welfare Trusts to Employee Life and Health Trusts at the OBA Annual Institute.
Emma Phillips and Dan Sheppard discuss the Talos case
Emma Phillips and Dan Sheppard will discuss the impact of the Talos decision at the Law Society of Ontario's 8th Human Rights Summit.
Sue Philpott updates pension lawyers
Sue Philpott will provide a major caselaw and legislative update at the Lancaster House Pensions Conference.
Simon Archer on discrimination in benefit plans
Simon Archer will talk about discrimination in benefit plans at the IFEBP's 52nd Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference.
Sue Philpott teaches current issues in benefits law
Susan Philpott will teach "Current Issues in Benefits Law" at the VDLC's Anita Yan Memorial Law Series.
Simon Archer on pension plans and the fissured workplace
Simon Archer will speak at the CBA Labour, Administrative and Employment Law conference on pension plans and the fissured workplace.
Sue Philpott to moderate panel on communications with members
Sue Philpott will moderate a panel on Member Communications at the IFEBP Canadian Public Sector Pensions and Benefits Conference.
Sue Philpott to moderate panels on benefit fund fraud
Sue Philpott will moderate two panels at the Fraud Prevention Institute for Employee Benefit Plans conference held by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Sue Philpott discusses benefits issues post-age 65
Sue Philpott will address post-age 65 benefits issues at the Law Society of Ontario's Six-Minute Labour Lawyer.
Susan Philpott: Can retirement plan promises be broken?
Susan Philpott will discuss "The Plan Funding/Sustainability Dilemma. Can Retirement Plan Promises Be Broken?" at the 17th Biennial IPEBLA Conference.
Simon Archer discusses discrimination in benefit plans
Simon Archer will speak at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans' Canadian Legal and Legislative Update on discrimination in benefit plans.
Sue Philpott to co-chair OBA session on retiree benefits
Sue Philpott will co-chair the OBA's "Dayco Twenty‐Five Years On and Its Impact on Retiree Benefits."
Simon Archer discusses employee life and health trusts
Simon Archer will talk about Employee Life and Health Trusts at the Ontario Bar Association’s annual Institute. When: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Where: TBA
Steven Barrett and Simon Archer to participate in Harvard Worklife’s “Clean Slate” project
Steven Barrett and Simon Archer will discuss collective bargaining and pension issues at Harvard Worklife’s “Clean Slate” project.
Sue Philpott on Target Benefit Plans
Sue Philpott will lay out a Beginner’s Guide to Target Benefit Plans—Why Margins Matter at the IFEBP's 2018 Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference.
Sue Philpott gives medical marijuana update
Sue Philpott will discuss Medical Marijuana – Legal Update and Considerations at the IFEBP's 2018 Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference.
Sue Philpott discusses drug use and benefit plans
Sue Philpott will discuss benefit coverage for medicinal cannabis at the CBA's Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law Conference (Ottawa).
Sue Philpott debates pension obligations and preferred claims
Sue Philpott will debate whether legislation should protect an insolvent employer's pension obligations at the CBA's National Insolvency Law Conference.
Sue Philpott talks about legalized marijuana and benefit plans
Sue Philpott will discuss the impact of legal cannabis on benefit plans at the Canadian Public Sector Pensions and Benefits Conference.
Sue Philpott talks about pot and benefit plans
Sue Philpott will discuss the Impact of Legal Cannabis on Benefit Plans at the IFEBP's Canadian Public Sector Pensions and Benefits Conference.
Simon Archer on pension fund capitalism
Simon Archer will discuss the contradictions of pension fund capitalism at the 70th annual meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
What’s new in pension law? Fiona Campbell has the answer.
Fiona Campbell will provide a legislative update at the Ottawa Chapter Spring 2018 Seminar of the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute.
Sue Philpott and Simon Archer train labour reps on pensions
Sue Philpott and Simon Archer will teach an advanced pension law course, including bargaining pension plans, for the Vancouver District Labour Council.
Simon Archer discusses pensions and corporate insolvency
Simon Archer will participate in a webcast on Pensions & Post-Employment Benefits in the Case of Bankruptcy/Restructuring, presented by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Simon Archer on deemed trusts and the CCAA
Simon Archer will give a paper at Allard School of Law's 15th Annual Review of Insolvency Law conference on a panel examining deemed trusts in the CCAA.
Simon Archer to speak at pensions conference
Simon Archer will discuss ethical decisions, fiduciary responsibilities, and socially responsible investing at Lancaster House’s 2017 Pensions Conference.
Sue Philpott on medical marijuana and benefit plans
Sue Philpott will discuss medical marijuana and benefit plans at the OBA's 15th Annual Pensions and Benefits Hot Spots - The Back to School Edition.