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CMS has a large, expert team specializing in all areas of pensions, with experience overseeing de-risking projects, funding arrangements and Pensions Ombudsman claims. It provides high-quality advice to both trustees and companies. The team has a strong client base from a variety of industries including telecommunications, utilities, and banking and financial services.
CMS advised Clara-Pensions on a transaction with the Debenhams Retirement Scheme to transfer approximately GBP600 million of assets and liabilities into Clara's pensions trust.
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The team had a proactive approach – they anticipated problems and identified practical solutions.
CMS provide cutting edge knowledge and experience of large, complex pension buy-in transactions.
CMS has excellent skills and experience which always makes its input extremely valuable.
The team provide a real value-add to an already experienced in-house team.
The CMS team has commerciality and can-do attitude in abundance.
The team had a proactive approach – they anticipated problems and identified practical solutions.
CMS provide cutting edge knowledge and experience of large, complex pension buy-in transactions.
CMS has excellent skills and experience which always makes its input extremely valuable.
The team provide a real value-add to an already experienced in-house team.
The CMS team has commerciality and can-do attitude in abundance.
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Mark Atkinson is called upon by clients seeking advice on pension scheme mergers and the pensions aspects of corporate transactions. He also regularly advises on scheme governance and regulatory matters.
Mark has a proactive approach, and he builds constructive relationships with the other advisers.
Mark always impresses. He's an excellent all-rounder who's always able to anticipate things from all angles.
Mark is overall the strongest pension lawyer I have worked with. He is also extremely easy to work with
Keith Webster assists clients with all manner of complex matters facing large pension plans, including investment issues. His client base includes some of the largest defined benefit schemes in the UK.
Keith is very good at diagnosing a situation and coming up with innovative solutions. He’s also a pleasure to work with and always has his client’s interests at heart.
Keith always delivers clear advice in a calm and thoughtful way. He is very good at anticipating client needs and he's adept at handling all pensions legal issues.
Tim Green is an experienced pensions lawyer who works on all types of issues relating to occupation pensions. He works with both pensions trustees and sponsors.
Emma Frost works with trustees and employers on the full range of governance, transactional and regulatory matters involving pension plans. She is co-head of the finance practice group at CMS.
Emma is a very pragmatic lawyer, who provides clear advice and implementable solutions. She provides an excellent and proactive service.
Maria Rodia is head of pensions at CMS. She is adept at handling a range of pensions issues, such as scheme mergers, benefit design, and buy-ins and buy-outs.
Maria has exceptional knowledge and experience. She is a pleasure to work with.
Mark Jenkins is adept at advising both scheme sponsors and trustees on a range of pensions law matters, such as restructuring and de-risking.
Client service is very important to Mark.
Mark is able to think of innovative solutions to complex matters, and he is a superb negotiator.
Caroline Kurup has experience in corporate transactions as well as in advising trustee clients and corporates on the day-to-day running of defined benefit pension schemes.
She’s extremely responsive, proactive in seeking to understand what’s going on with our scheme, and curious by nature.
Caroline is an absolute star. She’s great fun to work with, always on top of her brief and gives us 100% confidence that she has our back.
Natalie Mee advises clients from a wide array of industries on all aspects of occupational pension schemes. She works with both trustees and employers.
Natalie is always thinking about the practical and commercial implications of her advice and seeking to understand what we want to achieve.
Natalie's ability to explain complex legal matters in an understandable way is one of her many key strengths.
Peter Coyne offers clients a broad base of pensions experience, with notable expertise in de-risking. He advises employers and pension plan trustees on the full range of transactional matters and restructurings.
Peter uses his industry knowledge and experience to provide clear and pragmatic advice.
Peter is very knowledgeable and has excellent commercial awareness.