UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Shoosmiths advises trustees and sponsors on the full gamut of pensions law, including scheme closures, transfers and mergers. It has further experience of automatic enrolment and equalisation issues. The team also assists with the pensions aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings.
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Shoosmiths advised the trustees of the CIBC Retirement Savings Plan on the buy-out of the defined benefit section of the scheme.
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The Shoosmiths team is a fully integrated national pensions unit who collaborate expertly to provide top quality legal advice.
Shoosmiths provides excellent advice without the use of industry jargon.
Shoosmiths is technically rigorous but also able to help arrive at pragmatic solutions.
Shoosmiths is prompt, professional and precise.
Shoosmiths is very thorough in the advice that it gives. The team is easy to work with and also a pleasure to work with.
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Heather Chandler provides support and guidance to trustees on bulk transfers, buy-ins and GMP equalisation.
Heather is the complete package.
Heather offers a pragmatic approach.
Suzanne Burrell acts on GMP equalisation, bulk transfers and scheme closure, advising both trustees and employer sponsors.
Tracey Hemingway regularly advises employers and scheme trustees on scheme closure, scheme mergers and GMP equalisation.
Tracey is very approachable and very knowledgeable of our pension plan. She provides good advice in a simple way.
Tracey is always very professional and quick to grasp a client's actual requirements.
Paul Carney acts on closures of defined benefit schemes to future accrual, buyouts and scheme governance issues. He also advises on equalisation issues.
Paul is very impressive. He has a brilliant mind, but is very humble, and a superb person on pensions.
Sarah Jenkins counsels trustees on investment decisions, restructuring implications and bulk transfers.
Sarah is professional and very easy to work with.
Sarah has an incredible eye for detail.
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