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Michael Aherne

Michael Aherne

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

- Employment, pensions and incentives

- ESG and sustainability

- Pensions and pensions litigation

Career

Michael is a partner based in our London office. Micheal works in the Pensions team with particular experience in the pensions aspects of public and private M&A and pensions issues within the energy sector. Michael has a wide interest in all areas of occupational pensions law with a focus on advising both corporate and trustee clients on large scale benefit change exercises and complex transactional work. Michael has particular experience of pensions in the Energy Sector, having advised clients such as E.ON, EDF Energy, Chevron and Iberdrola, as well as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment issues for pension schemes and corporate sponsors. Michael is a full member of both the Association of Pension Lawyers and the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) and regularly speaks at industry events and conferences. Michael is also a member of the SPP’s Legislation Committee and ESG Committee.

For additional information on Michael’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/m/michael-aherne

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Strengths

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  • Michael is very strong commercially, very sound technically and a good negotiator.

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  • Michael consistently provides high quality, clear concise advice.

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  • We can reach out to Michael at any time and always receive a prompt response with willingness to have a call or prepare and deliver a piece of work as required.

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