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- Since 2003
- 23 yrs
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Biography
About Sean Maxwell
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.
Jurisdictions
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Alberta, Law Society
2010 · ACTIVE
Ontario, The Law Soc
2003 · ACTIVE
Recognition
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Lawyer of the Year — Employee Benefits Law, Calgary (Canada)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Employee Benefits Law, Calgary (Canada)
2023
Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chambers Canada (2021-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in Canada - "Lawyer of the Year" (2021, 2023, 2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in Canada (2022-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Legal 500 Canada (2021-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2020-2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lexology Index: Labour, Employment and Benefits (2023-2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lexology Index: Canada (2023)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2021)
2026
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What areas of law does Sean Maxwell practice?
Sean Maxwell focuses on Employment.
How experienced is Sean Maxwell?
Sean Maxwell has 23 years of legal practice, having been licensed since 2003.
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