Biography
Spotlight
Clients are quick to commend Murray's "very timely, well thought-out and balanced approach." He advises on pensions and benefits disputes as well as regulatory matters. Interviewees find him to be "an extremely experienced, thoughtful legal expert."
- Chambers Canada, 2021 Guide
Murray is the head of Western Canada's largest and most experienced Pensions and Benefits Law Group. He has practiced exclusively in the pension and benefits area since 1994. His clients are boards of trustees and other sponsors of pension and benefit plans in the public and private sectors in British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
He has significant experience advising clients with respect to the reorganization and modernization of their pension and benefit plans, as well as their governing documents. He assisted with the introduction of joint trusteeship to pension plans in the British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba public sectors, and currently acts for more than a dozen joint boards of trustees of public sector pension and benefit plans.
While Murray is a solicitor, he regularly provides strategic direction and technical support in pension and benefit litigation matters.
Professional Activities
- Pension and Benefits Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch) (1993 – 1995) and (2008 – 2010), Chair
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Member
- International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA), Member
- Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute, Member
Community Activities
- Forest Hills Little League (North Vancouver), Coach (2004-2012)
- Lawyers Assistance Program of BC Society, Board Member (2001-2007)
