Atty. Natasha D. Monkman
Natasha Monkman is a pension and benefits lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and the chair of the firm’s Pension, Benefits, and Executive Compensation Practice Group. She regularly advises employers on governance, plan administration, investment and compliance matters relating to their employee benefit plans and pension plans.
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Natasha D. Monkman is a employment attorney based in Toronto, Ontario, practicing at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP. They have 19+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2007. Admitted to practice in Ontario (2007). Educated at Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.) and Mount Allison University (B.A. (Hons.)). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Benefits and Pensions Monitor (2026). Serands clients in Toronto, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Natasha Monkman is a pension and benefits lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and the chair of the firm’s Pension, Benefits, and Executive Compensation Practice Group
- She regularly advises employers on governance, plan administration, investment and compliance matters relating to their employee benefit plans and pension plans
- Natasha has advised multiple clients on asset and liability transfers and issues relating to derisking initiatives including annuity purchases
- More recently, Natasha 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 has advised employers and plan administrators regarding mergers and acquisitions and funding issues including in the context of insolvency proceedings
- Natasha routinely assists clients with and has defended claims regarding benefit entitlements including upon marriage breakdown and the death of an employee
- Natasha 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
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Toronto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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