Lawyer Profile
Natasha D. Monkman
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Natasha (Tash) Monkman is a pensions, benefits and compensation lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and the chair of the firm’s Pensions, Benefits and Compensation Practice Group. She regularly advises employers on governance, plan administration, investment and compliance matters relating to their employee benefit plans and pension plans as well as compensation matters.
Tash has advised multiple clients on asset and liability transfers and issues relating to derisking initiatives including annuity purchases. More recently, Tash has assisted clients with respect to the strategy, negotiation and implementation of complex plan design changes, including single employer to jointly sponsored pension plan mergers and conversions. She advises employers and plan administrators regarding mergers and acquisitions and funding issues, including in the context of insolvency proceedings.
Tash routinely assists clients with and has defended claims regarding benefit entitlements, including upon marriage breakdown and the death of an employee. She also represents employers in labour arbitrations and regulatory proceedings as well as collective bargaining with respect to their pensions and benefits arrangements.
Tash regularly advises municipal and school board employers regarding their obligations as participating employers in large public-sector pension plans and has represented participating employers in related grievance arbitrations and Financial Services Tribunal hearings.
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Construction Education Energy & Utilities Financial Services Government Ministries & Agencies (Federal and Provincial) Healthcare Hospitality & Gaming Long-Term Care and Home Care Manufacturing Media & Communications Membership Associations Mining & Natural Resources Municipalities & Municipal Agencies Non-profit Organizations Professional & Technical Services Retail & Wholesale Trade School Boards Social Services Transportation & Warehousing Universities
Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute (2015)Ontario Regional Volunteer of the Year
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2021–2025) Pensions & Employee Benefits (Consistently Recommended)
Chambers Canada – Band 5 (2025-2026); Up and Coming (2024) Pensions & Benefits, Nationwide – Canada
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2007 (ON)