Lawyer Profile
J. A. Prestage
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
J.A. joined the Firm in 1982 and practised first in the Firm's Litigation group and then for almost 20 years as the Firm's Research Partner. J.A. continues to provide advice and assistance in a wide array of areas, including the law of trusts, corporate law, partnership law, conflict of laws, statutory and contractual interpretation, and constitutional law.
J.A. has litigated some of the leading cases in Ontario relating to pension and trust matters including:
MacDougall v Ontario Northland Transportation Commission in which attempts to certify a significant pension class action was defeated
Aegon Canada Inc. v. ING Canada Inc to successfully enforce indemnity under pension related representations and warranties in a Share Purchase Agreement
Lennon v. Superintendent of Financial Services to successfully defend challenge by plan members to asset transfer between pension plans
Martin v. Barrett et al., to defend class action against plan custodian related to underfunding of a multi-employer pension plan
McMaster University v. Robb, Reichhold Limited v. Wong Reichhold Limited v. Boyer Paramount Pictures (Canada) Inc. v Dillon to obtain court approval of surplus distributions to plan sponsors
J.A. is recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 (Employee Benefits Law).
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1987 (ON)