Julien  Ranger-Musiol

Julien Ranger-Musiol, Associate, Pensions & Benefits

Contact Information

  • tel: 514.904.5631
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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2007 ; Québec, 2006

Education

  • University of Ottawa, LL.L. (Civil Law)
  • Dalhousie University, LL.B. (Common Law)

Office

Montréal

Language(s)

English, French

Biography

Julien advises employers, pension fund administrators and service providers on issues such as plan mergers, use of surplus assets, contribution holidays, administration expenses and plan administration and compliance. He also assists them in their representations before regulatory authorities, administrative tribunals and courts. Julien also deals with pension and benefit issues arising in corporate transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and corporate reorganizations.

Notable Matters

  • BCE Inc., Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, Domtar Inc., the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, RBC Financial Group, the École polytechnique de Montréal on matters of plan administration and governance and on the compliance of their plans with the applicable pension legislation.
  • Two international companies in class actions relating to amendments made to their pension and benefit plans.
  • Six Canadian and international companies in connection with full or partial plan wind ups and the sharing of surplus assets.
  • One Canadian company on asset transfer issues and a plan conversion from defined benefits to defined contributions.
  • Two international companies in connection with the merger of their various Canadian pension plans and their representations to the regulatory authorities in that respect.
  • Two public sector corporations in the establishment and funding of supplementary executive pension plans (SERP).
  • A financial institution in the analysis of complex trust issues and the use of surplus assets.

Affiliations

  • Bar of Québec
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Association of Canadian Pension Management
  • Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute.

Publications/Events/Education

  • An Overview of the Canadian Pension Regulatory System, Journal of The International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, June 2008.

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