Senior Associate

Hadassah Whitaker

Languages

English

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Hadassah is a senior associate in the Pensions Team advising trustees, employers and insurers on a wide range of pensions matters including risk transfer exercises, end-game solutions, benefit issues, scheme governance, mergers, litigation matters, pensions regulatory investigations, automatic enrolment, master trust compliance and the pensions aspects of corporate transactions.

Awards & Recognitions

01 –

Quote

"an excellent performancer."

Legal 500, 2021

Relevant experience

Trustees and insurers on buy-ins and buy-outs of all sizes including significant experience advising on residual risks.
On superfund transactions.
Trustees of DB schemes on historic benefit issues and potential claims.
Bringing and defending complex multi-party negligence proceedings.
Defending the Targets of multi million pound regulatory action to issue a contribution notice.
The Trustee of a multi-billion pound scheme on a regulatory governance investigation.
A FS Sector employer on a major automatic enrolment rectification exercise.
Employers on risk management strategies.
A large commercial master trust with its compliance and governance.
Trustees and employers on different uses of surplus.

Memberships & Roles

Association of Pension Lawyers

Lectures list

Corporate Adviser Conference, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Panel

Education

2012 - LPC, College of Law (now University of Law), London
2011 - LLB, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Qualification, Institution, City

Practice Areas

Employment, Labour & Pensions Pensions Dispute Resolution

Insights

Global Reach

UK Pay Gap Report 2024