About: Ari Kaplan
☎ 416 565.4656 ✉ ari@kaplanlaw.ca
Ari Kaplan is principal of KAPLAN • LAW. He is renowned for his expertise in pensions and benefits law and clear way of explaining legal issues. He wrote Canada's treatise in Pension Law and is ranked in Chambers® (Band 1), Lexpert® (Most Frequently Recommended) and Best Lawyers® (2006-2025).
Ari has 25 years experience giving legal advice, solving problems and representing clients before the superior courts of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and New Brunswick. He has also appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Quebec Court of Appeal, New Brunswick Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
Ari's clients are stakeholders with an interest in a pension plan or benefit plan, private and public sector, boards and associations, regulators and government, and groups of employees, employers and pensioners. For more, see Clients.
Ari is also a dispute resolution (ADR) professional and Canada's first Arbitrator and Qualified Mediator (Q.Med) with expertise in pension and benefits law. He is ranked in the 2025 Chambers Canada® Guide for Dispute Resolution: Mediators Nationwide (Band 2). Ari is a member of the ADR Institute of Canada and founding member of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario. He leads commercial, family and workplace law mediations and arbitrations. For more, see MEDIATION • BENEFITS.
Ari Kaplan is also a certified instructor of mindfulness meditation and leads accredited wellness programs for professionals, fiduciaries, workplaces and communities. His book, Toronto Method Mindfulness Handbook (2023 FriesenPress), is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario for professionalism and EDI. Please Contact Ari if you are interested to know more about Wellbeing program for your organization.
Kaplan Law is committed to access to justice and equity, promotes diversity, inclusion and reconciliation, and supports antiracist thinking. Ari Kaplan was appointed by the Attorney General to the board of trustees of the Law Foundation of Ontario and served two terms on the board of directors of the Ontario Justice Education Network.
Ari Kaplan is a member of the Law Society of Ontario (1999). He is active in the legal and benefits communities and an advocate for workplace wellness. He is also pursuing a PhD at Western Law in London Ontario and teaching Canada’s first course on Law and Emotions at uOttawa in 2025.
For more on Ari Kaplan’s professional experience, please see his CV and LinkedIn. X/Twitter: @arimap.