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Sijbren Kuiper

Practice Areas Sijbren is a specialist pension lawyer with a practice spanning both advisory and contentious work. He acts for pension funds, pension service providers, and Dutch and international employers across the full range of pension matters, including outsourcing and administration agreements, collective value transfers, scheme changes and de-risking, works council consultation processes, mandatory sector pension fund participation disputes, and regulatory compliance. He is a seasoned litigator with a track record in complex pension disputes. What sets Sijbren apart is his combination of deep technical knowledge with a practical, solution-oriented approach. His background in academia, financial services, and financial regulation gives him an unusually broad perspective on pension issues. He actively integrates AI tools into his practice to build and maintain comprehensive legal databases, enabling him to deliver faster, more precise, and thoroughly researched advice. Publications Sijbren is co-author of Tekst & Commentaar Pensioenwet, co-author of the ICLG Workplace Pensions 2026 guide, editor of Pensioen Jurisprudentie, and a frequent contributor to Dutch pension law journals. Key Sectors Pensions / Pension Funds · Van Doorne

NetherlandsPensions, Employment & BenefitsDutch, English

About

Sijbren Kuiper is a specialist pension lawyer at Van Doorne in the Netherlands who advises pension funds, pension service providers and Dutch and international employers on both advisory and contentious pension matters, including outsourcing and administration agreements, collective value transfers, scheme changes, de‑risking, works council consultation and regulatory compliance. He is a seasoned litigator with a background in academia, financial services and financial regulation, actively integrates AI tools into his practice, and is co‑author/editor of multiple Dutch pension law publications.

Practice areas

PensionsEmployment & BenefitsLitigationRegulatory & ComplianceFinance & RestructuringInformation & Communication Technology

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Expertise

Pension FundsPension Service ProvidersPension Scheme Outsourcing & AdministrationCollective Value TransfersScheme Changes & De-riskingPension LitigationPension Regulatory Compliance

Admissions

  • Member of the Dutch Bar Association (NOVA)

Languages

DutchEnglish