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Pensions - North West

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper has an established pensions group in the North West with lawyers based in the firm's Liverpool and Manchester offices. The team offers considerable insight into scheme management, as well as corporate transactions and de-risking strategies. It often advises major occupational pension schemes, and has significant experience advising the trustees of schemes in sectors such as food, education, insurance and healthcare.

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Work Highlights

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DLA Piper advised the Trustee of the Royal Liver Pension Scheme on securing all of the scheme’s liabilities with a bulk annuity policy with Royal London.

Strengths

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There appears to be a good spread of expertise and experience, with specialists able to support where required.

Pensions respondent
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They are always very pragmatic.

Pensions respondent
UK

The DLA team are very thorough, researching every detail to ensure that the advice they provide covers all issues and areas of concern.

Pensions respondent
UK

There appears to be a good spread of expertise and experience, with specialists able to support where required.

Pensions respondent
UK

They are always very pragmatic.

Pensions respondent
UK

The DLA team are very thorough, researching every detail to ensure that the advice they provide covers all issues and areas of concern.

Pensions respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Ben Miller

Band 1

Ben Miller advises both trustees and employers on a range of pension scheme matters, including transfers into master trusts, closure to future accrual and mergers. He offers additional strength acting on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions as well as handling scheme amendments.

Ben clearly knows the market and requirements in depth. He has extensive experience in the industry and can get to the nub of an issue quickly, focusing on what is important.

Ben is a pleasure to work with. He’s commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused. If you need someone on your side for a challenging negotiation, he’s your man.

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Gary Davies

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Gary Davies is based in Manchester and has notable pensions expertise. He assists clients with buy-in transactions, scheme closures and transfers to master trusts, among other matters.

Gary has extensive experience in the industry and focuses on what is important, seeking to clarify objectives and priorities where applicable.

He has a proactive and pragmatic approach to matters and works well when faced with complex issues.

Gary works with us like an extension of our team, which provides the client with a much better overall experience.

Gary understands his clients and delivers his advice in a simple and pragmatic way.

Gary is very easy to work with, responsive and pragmatic.

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Scott Rorke

Associates to watch

Scott Rorke is a Manchester-based associate who advises sponsoring employers and pensions trustees on matters including the pensions issues that arise during corporate transactions.

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