Level advises employers and pension and benefit plan sponsors and administrators, including for many of the largest plans in Atlantic Canada. He helps them manage risk and liability in the governance, administration, investment management and amendment of pension and employee benefits plans, as well as defend against claims under those plans. By analyzing legal obligations and strategically planning how to meet them, he provides perspective, as well as timely and effective solutions to these challenges. Level is knowledgeable and experienced with regional, national and international approaches to labour and employment, pension and benefits and executive compensation issues. Examples of his work include:
Pensions and Employee Benefits
1. Advice to Employers and Pension and Benefit Plan Administrators and Sponsors
Example matters
2. Investment Advice and Negotiations for Pension Plans
3. Pension and Benefits Litigation
Example matters
Executive Employment and Services Agreements
Advocacy and Law Reform
Projects and initiatives that Level has lead or contributed to include:
Dalhousie University, LLB, 2002
Dalhousie University, BA (honours), 1999
President, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, Atlantic Canada Chapter
Co-chair, Racial Equity Committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Member, Dalhousie University Board of Governors, Chair, Academic and Student Affairs Committee and Member, Investment Committee
Past Chair, CBA National Pension & Benefits Section
Past Co-chair, Outreach Committee and Advocacy and Government Relations and Communications Committees of the CBA’s National Pensions & Benefits Law Section
Past Member, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Stewart McKelvey
Past Co-chair, Students Committee, Stewart McKelvey
Past Vice-chair of FUSION Halifax
Past President of the Dalhousie Alumni Association
Past Member, National Board of Directors of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Past Chair of the CBA’s National Equality Committee
Past Chair of the Atlantic Regional Council of the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
Past Member, Board of Directors of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Past Chair, Membership Committee of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Memberships
Association of Canadian Pension Management
Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association
Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers
Chambers and Partners Canada 2025 Pensions & Benefits – Nationwide – Canada, Band 3 lawyer
Chambers and Partners Canada 2022-2024 Pensions & Benefits – Nationwide – Canada, Band 4 lawyer
Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2023 – 2024 (Labour, Employment & Benefits)
Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute Atlantic Region Volunteer of the Year Award, 2015
CBA Nova Scotia Zöe Odei Young Lawyers Award, 2010
Best Lawyers: Labour and Employment Law, 2021 – 2025
Lexpert rating: Pensions and Employee Benefits, 2016 – 2024
Lexpert® Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40, 2016