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Danielle Klinger

Counsel
Baker & McKenzie Services Limited

Biography

Danielle is a counsel in the Pensions team. Danielle joined Baker McKenzie as a trainee in 2010 and qualified into the Pensions Department in 2012. Danielle advises trustees and employers on all aspects of pensions law, with a specific focus on multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions. Danielle regularly provides external pensions training to clients across multiple industries and coordinates internal legal updates. She is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers International Committee. Danielle was shortlisted for a Professional Pensions Women in Pensions Award, in light of her multi-jurisdictional pensions work. Danielle is also the ID&E Champion for the London Pensions team, working closely with Champions across our other practice groups to drive inclusion, diversity and ethics initiatives and act as a focal point for developing and implementing the firms ID&E approach.

Practice Focus

Danielle advises global clients on the pension issues arising on the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of business divisions. She routinely assists international clients on the pension aspects associated with acquisitions and divestitures.

Danielle also advises on the operation of multi-jurisdictional pension arrangements, from a social security, labour law, exchange control and reporting perspective.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Emerson Electric on the pensions aspects of two major carve-outs and the sale of a number of businesses, as well as its USD 3.2 billion acquisition of Pentair Valves and Controls.

  • Advised Colt Technology Services Group on the pension aspects of its USD 1.8 billion acquisition of the Europe, Middle East and Africa businesses of Lumen Technologies, a US listed company.

  • Advised Sika AG on the pension aspects of its EUR 5.3 billion acquisition of MBCC from LoneStar.

  • Advised Chr. Hansen on the pension aspects of its EUR 800 million carve out sale of its Natural Colors Division to EQT in +40 countries.

  • Advised a global company in relation to implementing an international pension plan which operated across 7 jurisdictions.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Association of Pension Lawyers - Member

Admissions

  • England & Wales~United Kingdom (2012)

Education

  • College of Law at Moorgate (Legal Practice Course, with distinction) (2010)
  • University of Liverpool (Law Degree, First class) (2009)
Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.