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Michaela Berry

Michaela has many years’ experience of a wide range of pensions issues. This has included scheme set-up and wind-up, mergers and advice to clients on the pension aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals. She provides guidance to trustees and employers on compliance with legislation. Michalea heads the firm’s Public Sector team, where she advises both local authorities and private employers in relation to public sector outsourcing, including establishing passport schemes and providing advice on admission to the LGPS. Michaela also has experience in advising in relation to the new Fair Deal. Michaela is a member of our international pensions team and has experience advising a multinational employer considering setting up a new trust based international pension scheme. Michaela represents the firm at Ius Laboris events and conferences. Michaela’s recent work has involved advising clients facing significant change in their pension fund arrangements. This advice includes merging schemes, introducing CARE arrangements, raising member contributions and altering future service accrual and analysing the employer’s contribution covenant. · Sacker & Partners LLP

EnglandPensions, Public Sector

About

Michaela Berry is a partner at Sacker & Partners LLP with many years' experience advising on a wide range of pensions matters, including scheme set-up and wind-up, mergers and the pension aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals. She heads the firm's Public Sector team, advises on public sector outsourcing and LGPS admissions, is a member of the international pensions team and regularly advises on CARE arrangements, contribution changes and employer covenant analysis.

Practice areas

PensionsPublic SectorInternational

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Expertise

Scheme set-up and wind-upMergers and pensionsPension aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposalsTrustee and employer compliance advicePublic sector outsourcingLGPS admissions and passport schemesFair Deal adviceInternational trust-based pension schemesCARE arrangementsMember contribution changesEmployer contribution covenant analysis

Education

  • Worsley Wardley High School
  • University of Bristol (1988 LLB Hons)
  • Law Society finals (1989)