UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Pinsent Masons has a national pensions practice with specialists based throughout the UK. Its large team is equally capable when advising on pension derisking, matters relating to public sector pensions and issues around master trusts. Its clients include trustees, blue chip corporates and pension providers.
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The team is very broad and has grown significantly in recent years, with specialists in a wide variety of areas.
The team provides excellent service - both in terms of the technical content but also how they communicate complex issues.
Pinsent Masons never fail to deliver.
Pinsent Masons offer low cost, very high quality advice. They are very responsive, pragmatic and just get it.
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Susie Daykin is well regarded for her experience across the full range of pensions matters. She is a renowned expert on de-risking and also works with clients on pensions matters relating to corporate restructurings.
Susie is very knowledgeable, experienced and insightful. She goes out of her way to add value.
Susie is great to work with and provides practical advice.
Stephen Scholefield is head of pensions and long term savings at Pinsent Masons. He advises scheme trustees and employers on a range of issues including scheme amendments, buy-ins and buyouts, and funding arrangements. He also acts on GMP equalisation and the pension aspects of corporate restructuring plans.
Stephen delivers an excellent and pragmatic service and is technically excellent.
Matthew de Ferrars is co-head of Pinsent Masons' national pensions risk transfer team. His areas of work include pension buyouts and bulk annuity transactions.
Matthew is superb.
Matthew is very user friendly and responsive, with a solid grasp of the pensions risk transfer market.
I highly regard Matthew's knowledge and presence in meetings.
Nick Stones acts for corporate sponsors and trustees on scheme closures to future accrual, funding and risk reduction matters. He also advises on scheme documentation and amendment issues.
Nick is dependable, very client orientated, and he has a good knowledge of the pension industry.
Pippa Read regularly advises on scheme documentation, funding and amendments as well as risk reductions and buy-ins for trustees and employers.
Pippa delivers good all-round, practical advice.
Pippa offers excellent, pragmatic service delivery.
Pippa communicates very clearly and concisely.
Katie Ivens has a wealth of experience advising on defined benefit schemes. She also stands out for her knowledge of master trusts and regularly advises trustees in that space.
Mark Baker is well known for his expertise regarding defined contribution master trusts. He advises clients on a range of areas including noted work on climate-focused investment strategies and on the merger, sale and commercial transfer of authorised master trusts. He also acts as head of Pinsent's London pensions team.
Mark has a good reputation in the area of master trusts.
Mark is consistently brilliant, incredibly approachable and extremely cost effective.
Robert Tellwright acts on a range of pension matters, including buy-ins, risk transfers and funding matters. He also assists with pensions aspects of corporate transactions and insolvencies.
Robert is very knowledgeable in the area of bulk annuity and end game transactions.
Andy Wright works with trustees and sponsors on buy-ins, GMP equalisation and pensions aspects of transactions. He also assists with the establishment of hybrid schemes.
Andy is helpful, pragmatic and proportionate.
Andy is a very likeable and approachable partner who gives concise and speedy advice.
Andy is a first class lawyer who delivers with clarity.
Tom Barton is head of Pinsents pension team in Leeds. He has notable experience advising on DC master trust matters, governance and funding arrangements. He also offers pensions advice relating to corporate restructuring mandates.
Raj Sharma has a broad pensions practice and advises on day-to-day and strategic pensions matters. He works with both trustee and corporate sponsors.
Raj is good at making trustee boards feel comfortable and explaining things at the right level - he acts as part of the team, rather than sitting outside as an adviser.
Simon Laight advises clients on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, with further strength in master trusts issues. He leads Pinsent Masons' national insured pensions practice.
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