Tejash (TJ) Modi, B.A., J.D., M.B.A.

First Year of Call
2001

Areas of Practice
Pensions and Benefits Law

Description
TEJASH (TJ) MODI is a lawyer and Vice President at Morneau Shepell Ltd. as well as the chair of the firm’s National Governance, Legal and Compliance Consulting Practice. TJ co manages a full staff dedicated to the regulatory wind up of pension plans. TJ advises the firm’s professionals and clients, both national and international, on all aspects of pension and benefits plans. TJ has a particular interest in pension and benefit plan risk management and governance. TJ is a contributing author to the Morneau Shepell Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans; he has specifically contributed to the chapters on pension and benefit plan governance, multi-employer pension plans and plan wind ups. He is an adjunct professor with Osgoode Hall Law School and has taught on the subject of governance policies. Furthermore, he is a faculty member of the Humber College Pension Plan Administration Course, teaching on governance topics. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences and workshops on pension governance and compliance related topics. He received a B.A. from York University (1995), a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School (1999), and a M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business (1999). He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2001 and joined Morneau Shepell in 2005.