Hugh is a leader in Canada's retirement industry. He is a past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Canadian Pension Management and a former director of the Canadian Bar Insurance Association. Hugh is listed in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Lexpert in the area of pensions and benefits law. He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for his practice in Employee Benefits law since 2006, including as 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Employee Benefits Law for Toronto. Hugh is a Past Chair of the National Pensions and Benefits Section of the Canadian Bar Association and a former member of the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Committee of the CBA. He is also a member of the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute, the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers’ Association, and the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans. 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.