International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Assocation |
IPEBLA was founded in 1987 by pension lawyer Tony Thurnham. As a young practitioner, Tony was faced with the challenge of advising clients on the pension issues associated with cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Tony believed that an international forum to facilitate the sharing of information and ideas could be beneficial to all of its participants.
The organization that was to become IPEBLA held its first (unofficial) conference in London later that same year. Subsequently, the newly formed Steering Committee chose to name the organization the International Pension & Employee Benefits Law Association as a reflection of the organization’s breadth and focus.
Through the dedicated leadership of successive Steering Committees, and strategic partnerships with in-country legal organizations, IPEBLA has grown significantly from that initial informal gathering in London. It now boasts a membership of 250, with members in all corners of the globe. We invite you to click here to read more about the history of IPEBLA in Remembering the Past, Planning for the Future. You will find information about IPEBLA’s early years, its biennial conferences, its publications, as well as a list of key players involved in the association over the years, amongst other things. IPEBLA’s strong and varied history is the foundation for what is to come, and we hope that you will share your comments and memories with contact@ipebla.org in this regard as we look toward the future.
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2019–2022
Carolyn M. Trenda
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
2017–2019
Jana Steele
Partner, Pensions & Benefits
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
2015–2017
Lisa Butler Beatty
Head of the Wealth Management Office of the Trustee and Special Counsel
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2013–2015
Mitch Frazer
Partner
Torys LLP
2011–2013
Jonathan Seres
Retired Partner
Sacker & Partners LLP / Solicitors
2009–2011
Randy Bauslaugh
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
2007–2009
Thomas Jorgensen
Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
2005–2007
Philip Bennett
Partner
Slaughter & May
2003–2005
Bjorn Dannberg
Head of Legal Department
KPA Pension Insurance
2001–2003
Janet G. Downing
Lawyer & Consultant
Watson & Wyatt Worldwide
1999–2001
Louis C. M. Kuypers
Partner
Houthoff Buruma
1997–1999
David W. Ellis
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
1995–1997
Ian J. F. McSweeney
Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
1993–1995
Marianne H. van Coeverden
Judge
District Court of Justice – The Hague
Susan Serota
Partner
Pillsbury, Winthrop, LLC
1991–1993
James P. Klein
Partner
Deloitte & Touche
1987–1991
Tony Thurnham
Partner
Linklaters LLP