Lorcan Keenan

Lorcan is Head of the Pensions team at Matheson. Having gained extensive pensions law experience at leading firms in both Ireland and UK, Lorcan advises on all aspects of the establishment and operation of Irish pension arrangements, including defined benefit schemes and master trusts. His clients include a broad mix of employers across various industries, pension scheme trustees, and pension service providers. He has particular expertise in the areas of: restructuring and winding-up of defined benefit schemes establishment of master trusts, and transitioning of employer established defined contribution schemes into master trusts IORP II and Code of Practice governance requirements liability and risk management exercises, including enhanced transfer value exercises, and annuity buy-in and buy-outs pensions disputes pensions implications of corporate transactions and group restructurings Lorcan is currently a Council Member and Secretary of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, the main industry body in Ireland representing pension savers. · Matheson LLP

IrelandPensions & Employee Benefits, Corporate / M&A

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Lorcan Keenan is Head of the Pensions team at Matheson LLP, advising on the establishment and operation of Irish pension arrangements including defined benefit schemes and master trusts. He has extensive pensions experience in Ireland and the UK and is a Council Member and Secretary of the Irish Association of Pension Funds.

Practice areas

Pensions & Employee BenefitsCorporate / M&ARegulatory

Office

Ireland

Matheson LLP · Lorcan is Head of the Pensions team at Matheson. Having gained extensive pensions law experience at leading firms in both Ireland and UK, Lorcan advises on all aspects of the establishment and operation of Irish pension arrangements, including defined benefit schemes and master trusts. His clients include a broad mix of employers across various industries, pension scheme trustees, and pension service providers. He has particular expertise in the areas of: restructuring and winding-up of defined benefit schemes establishment of master trusts, and transitioning of employer established defined contribution schemes into master trusts IORP II and Code of Practice governance requirements liability and risk management exercises, including enhanced transfer value exercises, and annuity buy-in and buy-outs pensions disputes pensions implications of corporate transactions and group restructurings Lorcan is currently a Council Member and Secretary of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, the main industry body in Ireland representing pension savers.

Ireland

Expertise

Restructuring and winding-up of defined benefit schemesEstablishment of master trusts and transitioning employer-established DC schemes into master trustsIORP II and Code of Practice governance requirementsLiability and risk management, including enhanced transfer value exercises and annuity buy-in/buy-outsPensions disputesPensions implications of corporate transactions and group restructuringsAdvising employers, pension scheme trustees and pension service providers

Education

Bachelor, Business and Legal Studies, University College Dublin
Masters in Law, Trinity College Dublin

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor in Ireland
Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales