Irene H.Vermeeren-Keijzers

Irene Vermeeren has more than 20 years of experience counselling and representing employers on employment and employee benefits issues, with a strong focus on Dutch and European pension law. Her experience includes involvement in several international pension redesign processes, M&A transactions and benefits harmonization and integration processes, pension disputes, and landmark cases in pension litigation. She has arranged and participated in international compensation benefits projects as well as conducted and advised on several worldwide pension restructurings for multinational clients. Irene has significant experience representing clients in consultation and negotiation procedures with unions and works councils. She also has broad experience on buy-in and buy-out of pension benefits and European pension vehicles (IORPS).

Irene has published widely on matters involving pension law and lectures on ethics and compliance. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences and seminars and lectures at Nyenrode University. She is active in NIMF, IPEBLA, KPS, and the Association of Pension Lawyers. Irene is chair of the Pension Advisory Committee of the Dutch Bar Association and board member of VIIP, a professional network for women in financial (pension) institutions.