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Catherine Austin

Consultant · McCann FitzGerald LLP

IrelandPensions, Employee Benefits

About

Consultant at McCann FitzGerald LLP based in Ireland, specialising in advising employers and trustees on the establishment and operation of occupational pension schemes, scheme funding and restructurings, and the pensions aspects of mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on investment management and service provider agreements (including GDPR aspects) and on regulatory and dispute matters such as Pensions Authority audits and Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman investigations.

Practice areas

PensionsEmployee BenefitsData ProtectionCorporate / M&ARegulatory & Compliance

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Expertise

Occupational pension scheme establishment and administrationPension scheme funding, including contingent asset arrangementsPensions aspects of M&A and restructuringsInvestment management and service provider agreements (including GDPR)Regulatory investigations and dispute resolution (Pensions Authority, FSPO)

Education

  • MA, Dublin City University, 1993

Admissions

  • The Law Society of Ireland (2004)