Biographical notes for Ian McSweeney

Born 19 January 1953

Educated University of Western Ontario B.B.A. (Hons.) 1975, LL.B. 1979 (Dean Ivan C. Rand Award)

Partner and Chair of Pension and Benefits Department and Chair of Associate Lawyers Committee, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Associate with present firm 1981-87

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1981

Articled with present firm 1979-80

Immediate Past Chair, International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association

Vice-Chair, Pension Reform Coalition

Member, Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute's Ontario Regional Council

Member, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada

Editorial Advisor, Board Member of HR Reporter

Past Editorial Advisory Board Member, Benefits Canada magazine

Frequent speaker and lecturer at various programs, including those sponsored by the Ontario Bar Admission Course, the Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, the International Foundation of Employee Benefits, the Trust Companies Institute and the Canadian Tax Foundation

Mr. McSweeney advises clients on pension plans, deferred profit sharing plans and other employee and executive compensation programs. In addition to advising corporate plan sponsors, Mr. McSweeney provides advice on benefits issues to corporate trustees, boards of trustees for multi and single employer plans and governmental agencies responsible for benefits administration. He has extensive experience in hearings before various pension regulation tribunals, the courts of Ontario and several other jurisdictions on pension related issues.