UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Reed Smith has a full-service pensions offering and advises both trustees and employers on defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. The team is noted for its work on amendments to scheme rules and on investment issues, as well as advising on scheme mergers and consolidation.
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The team is extremely efficient and proactive in anticipating any issues.
The team is always able to come up with practical, easy to understand solutions when issues arise.
Reed Smith is always able to answer complex questions or able to find answers quickly.
Reed Smith provides excellent service and support to small and large schemes.
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Justine Senior is a consultant at Reed Smith. Her clients include well-known corporates, and she advises them on everything from complex restructurings to business-as-usual matters.
Justine keeps abreast of industry developments, but key her strengths are her service ethic, her proactivity and her ability to interact successfully with people at all levels.
Justine is excellent and communicating difficult topics in a clear way.
Justine works well with other advisers and often will take the lead on drafting responses that go beyond just legal matters which is very helpful.
Justine is always a pleasure to work with and provides plain and concise advice.
Will Sutton is experienced in working with UK-based pension schemes and often advises on issues such as pension scheme governance and mergers.
Will provides strong support and an excellent client relationship.
Will is very responsive and really knows his stuff.
Will has specialist knowledge of the buy-in and buy-out market.
Will has a strong knowledge of current pension legal matters and is able to translate these simply and pragmatically for his clients.
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