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.
執業經驗
著作
Publications Prior to Jones Day
November 2015
Pension and Care & Mortages, Pensioen Pro / Financieel Dagblad
October 2015
APF (General Pension Fund), Pensioen Pro / Financieel Dagblad
June 2015
The future of pensions, Financial Investigator
June 2015
EC's say-on-pay proposal is flawed, International Financial Law Review
May 2015
Vision on European pension, Investments & Pensions Europe (IPE)
June 2014
Publication book on 'Joint venture & Pension Funds'
Pension Advisory Committee of Dutch Bar Association
April 2016
Publication advice "Pension & Dutch works Council Act"
September 2015
Publication advice 'APF & Joint venture'
March 2015
Publication advice 'Legislative proposal works council and pension'
February 2015
Publication advice 'Collective & Individual transfer of pension rights & benefits'
January 2015
Publication advice 'Legislative proposal Communication'
December 2014
Publication advice 'Legislative proposal APF'
演講
- September 28, 2017
Client Roundtable Series: Litigation, Pensions and Employment. The legal framework and recent developments in directors' liability - 18 mai 2017
Conférence Droit du Travail en Europe - 2017 - June 30, 2016
Client Pensions & Benefits Roundtable Series
Speaking Engagements Prior to Jones Day
April 2016
Pension & Compliance, Nyenrode University Pension Executive Program
February 2016
Consolidation Dutch Pension Fund, Investments & Pensions Europe (IPE)
March 2015
Pension & Compliance, Nyenrode University Pension Executive Program
- University of Frankfurt am Main (Certificate in German Employment Law 2001); University of Leiden (Law Degree 1995); University of Edinburgh (Certificate in Law, Erasmus exchange program, 1994)
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Listed in Chambers, where clients say Irene:
"is very clear in communication, down to earth, very responsive and very client-focused" (2016) and
"She has in-depth knowledge in her field and excellent client service. Her commercial approach is very much appreciated." (2017)
- Dutch, English, German, and French