Guy-Étienne Richard (he/his/him) is a partner in the Employment & Labour Group at Cassels. With a dedicated practice specializing in all aspects of pensions, executive compensation, and labour law, Guy-Étienne’s comprehensive knowledge spans various industries including insurance, technology, energy, and higher education. He acts for a wide range of clients on all aspects of incentive and equity-based compensation, pension plans, and group benefits, including plan design, day-to-day compliance, cross-border issues, and transactional advice.
Guy-Étienne’s expertise spans the full range of legal issues relating to incentive compensation plans, pension plans, supplementary pension arrangements, and savings plans. He regularly advises employers and administrators on plan design, implementation, and termination for stock options, performance share units, restricted share units, deferred share units, phantom plans, share appreciation rights, carried and profits interest, retirement compensation arrangements, profit-sharing plans, employee life, health and welfare trusts, and bonus plans.
Ranked by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Labour and Employment Law), Guy-Étienne is a frequent speaker and presenter on employment law-related topics, including updates on recent Pay Transparency legislation, recent trends in incentive compensation planning for employees and senior management, and strategies for effective downsizing and employee dismissals.
