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Charlottetown

141 Kent St., Suite 300
McInnes Cooper Building
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1N3

Tel: 902.368.8473
Fax: 902.368.8346

Fredericton

570 Queen St., Suite 600
Barker House
Fredericton, NB
E3B 6Z6

Tel: 506.458.8572
Fax: 506.458.9903

Halifax

1969 Upper Water St., Suite 1300
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II
Halifax, NS
B3J 3R7

Tel: 902.425.6500
Fax: 902.425.6350

Moncton

644 Main St., Suite 400
Blue Cross Building, South Tower
Moncton, NB
E1C 1E2

Tel: 506.857.8970
Fax: 506.857.4095

Saint John

1 Germain St., Suite 1700
Brunswick Square
Saint John, NB
E2L 4V1

Tel: 506.643.6500
Fax: 506.643.6505

St. John’s

10 Fort William Pl., 5th Floor
Baine Johnston Centre
St. John’s, NL
A1C 1K4

Tel: 709.722.8735
Fax: 709.722.1763

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About Hugh
@hughhwright

Hugh Wright is McInnes Cooper’s CEO and Managing Partner. He practices with the firm’s Pensions & Benefits Practice Group, and is a leader in Canada’s retirement income industry.

Hugh provides advice to pension plan sponsors, administrators, employee groups and governments in all areas of the pensions and benefits field. He regularly advises pension plan sponsors and administrators concerning pension standards legislation, guidelines, common law requirements, pension governance requirements and pension issues arising from corporate transactions. He acts for administrators, employers and employee groups in pension related litigation. Hugh regularly presents on pension and benefits topics to pension industry groups.

Hugh is listed in Chambers Canada 2018, Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2018) and Lexpert in the area of pensions and benefits law. He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year for Halifax for 2017 and listed for his practice in Employee Benefits law since 2006.

Hugh is active in various community organizations and was the founding Chair of the firm’s Pro-Bono Committee. He is the inaugural recipient of the CBA Pro Bono VIP Award for contributions to pro bono legal services in Canada.

Affiliations & Activities

Association of Canadian Pension Management (Immediate Past Chair)
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Institute of Corporate Directors
Canadian Bar Insurance Association (former Director)
Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute
Canadian Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society

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Pensions and Benefits

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Education

LL.B., Dalhousie University (1992)
B.A. (Hons.), Queen's University (1987)

Bar Admissions

Nova Scotia (1993)

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