About BMKP Law
BMKP Law LLP is a small Toronto firm that practises exclusively in pension, benefits, and executive compensation law. The firm was founded in 2017 by four senior practitioners, Elizabeth Brown, Lisa Mills, Terra Klinck, and John Prezioso, whose surnames form the firm name. It has since grown to a team of ten lawyers, all of whom have built their entire careers in this one area of law rather than treating it as a sideline to a broader corporate or labour practice.
The firm advises sponsors and administrators of some of Canada's largest pension and benefits plans, across the private, public, and broader public sectors, on plan design, governance, and regulatory compliance, along with the litigation that sometimes follows. It also works on the pension and benefits side of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and insolvencies. BMKP Law is based at 130 Adelaide Street West in Toronto's Richmond-Adelaide Centre, with a lawyer also working out of Calgary to serve clients further west. Its lawyers are ranked in Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and The Legal 500 Canada.
Practice areas
Not listed
Milestones & recognition
- The firm was founded in 2017 as Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP by partners Elizabeth Brown, Lisa Mills, Terra Klinck, and John Prezioso, and now practises under the name BMKP Law.
- BMKP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits Law in Toronto by Best Law Firms Canada 2026, and the firm is recognized in Chambers Canada 2026 and The Legal 500 Canada 2026 for its pensions and benefits work.
- Founding partner Elizabeth Brown received the Ontario Bar Association's Award of Excellence in Pension and Benefits Law in 2017 and was named a Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year' for Employee Benefits Law in Toronto in 2022.
- Founding partner and managing partner Terra Klinck received a Lexpert Zenith Award in 2018 and has more than 25 years of experience practising pension, benefits, and executive compensation law.
In the community
- Founding partner Elizabeth Brown sits on the National Ballet School Board of Directors and the OMERS Sponsors Corporation Board of Directors.
- Managing partner Terra Klinck chaired the Canadian Bar Association's Pension and Benefits Law Section from 2024 to 2025 and taught in Osgoode Professional Development's Pension Law Certificate Program from 2018 to 2023.
- Partner Lindsay McLeod is a former chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Pension and Benefits Law Section.
- Lawyers at the firm have served on the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario's technical advisory committees for the pension sector.
Lawyers 8
Cary K. Wong
Counsel
Employment & Labour Law
David Zhang
Associate
Employment & Labour Law
Elizabeth M. Brown
Partner
Employment & Labour LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Lindsay McLeod
Partner
Employment & Labour Law
Maggie Carmichael
Associate
Employment & Labour Law
Pamela Odina
Associate
Employment & Labour Law
Sean Maxwell
Partner
Employment & Labour Law
Terra L. Klinck
Managing Partner
Employment & Labour Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1988–2025 · median 20 years in practice 8 of 8 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Western Ontario (3), Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Victoria, York University 8 of 8 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
BMKP Law's office is at 130 Adelaide Street West, in the Richmond-Adelaide Centre in the middle of Toronto's Financial District. The complex includes a highrise tower completed in 1978 and a 1923 building at 85 Richmond Street West, so the block mixes an older streetscape with newer highrise construction. Being in this district, among the banks, asset managers, and institutional investors that fill the surrounding towers, fits a firm whose day to day work is advising some of the country's largest pension plan sponsors and administrators.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does BMKP Law practise?
- BMKP Law practises exclusively in pension, benefits, and executive compensation law. Every lawyer at the firm has built a career in this single area rather than dividing time across other practice groups.
- Does BMKP Law work with pension plan sponsors outside Ontario?
- Yes. The firm advises plan sponsors and administrators across Canada's private, public, and broader public sectors, not just in Ontario, and a lawyer based in Calgary serves clients further west.
- Can BMKP Law help with pension and benefits issues in a merger or acquisition?
- Yes. The firm advises employers on the pension and benefits side of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and insolvencies.
- Does BMKP Law handle pension disputes and litigation?
- Yes. Litigation, advocacy, and dispute resolution is one of the firm's core practice areas, alongside plan governance, administration, and regulatory compliance work.
- How long has BMKP Law been in practice?
- The firm was founded in 2017 by four senior pension and benefits lawyers and has grown to a team of ten.
- Where is BMKP Law located?
- The firm's office is at 130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1005, in the Richmond-Adelaide Centre in downtown Toronto.
Where to find them
130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1005, Richmond-Adelaide Centre, Toronto, ON M5H 3P5 · 416-368-6800
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