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Pensions - UK-wide

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Addleshaw Goddard has a notable practice that stands out for its work across a range of pensions matters, including SIPPs, asset-backed funding arrangements and corporate transactions. The firm works with an enviable roster of clients, including regional businesses and national corporates. Its sector expertise covers retail, financial services and energy. It is experienced in complex matters involving insolvency.

Work Highlights

  • Addleshaw Goddard advised Pensions Insurance Corporation on multiple buy-in

    transactions in 2024 which together totaled over GBP2.3 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Catherine McAllister
3
Band 3

Catherine McAllister is head of Addleshaw Goddard's public sector pensions team. She has a great deal of experience in the space and regularly advises both corporate sponsors and trustees.

Catherine's particular strength is in very detailed technical work.

Catherine McAllister who's an unbelievably good lawyer.

3
Jade Murray
3
Band 3

Jade Murray has a strong transactional and advisory pensions practice. She acts for large corporates, trustees and banks on a wide range of matters such as funding, complex buy-ins and employer covenants.

Jade is tremendously bright.

Jade is recognised as a good quality lawyer. Cut her and she bleeds pensions.

Jade is good at anticipating what is coming next.

3
Rachel Uttley
3
Band 3

Rachel Uttley is national head of Addleshaw's pensions team. She is recognised for her strength in GMP equalisation and pensions-related elements of corporate transactions as well as buy-ins and buyouts.

Any job done by Rachel you know will be thorough and well considered.

Rachel's ability to deal with and articulate sophisticated and complex issues, and to provide clear and actionable advice, is fantastic.

Rachel really takes time to understand our business, how we do things and our risk appetite. She takes the heat out of negotiations and we get a good position because of her.

Rachel consistently delivers high quality, detailed and practical advice.

5
Richard Shelton
5
Band 5

Richard Shelton handles the full range of pensions matters including bulk transfers to master trusts and funding arrangements. He also advises on pensions aspects of corporate transactions.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Catherine McAllister
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Jade Murray
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Rachel Uttley
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Band 3
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Richard Shelton
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