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Pensions - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Travers Smith is well-regarded for advising some of the industry's largest pension schemes on all aspects of pensions law. It excels at overseeing complex de-risking exercises and cross-border transactions, but is highly capable across the board.

Work Highlights

  • Travers Smith advised the Trustees of the BAE Systems Pension Scheme on its outsourcing of the investment of pension scheme assets to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Susie Daykin
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Band 1

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.

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Daniel Gerring
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Band 2

Daniel Gerring advises trustees and pensions schemes on a full range of work including scheme mergers and risk management exercises.

Experienced, insightful and thoughtful, Daniel is excellent to work with. He has a gravitas that gives confidence to those he is advising.

Daniel is pragmatic, innovative and a pleasure to work with.

Daniel balances strict technical advice with good, instinctive commercial advice, inspiring confidence in his clients.

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David James
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Band 3

David James enjoys a strong reputation among major corporate employers, with particular expertise in defined benefit schemes. He is head of pensions at Travers Smith.

David is very knowledgeable, pragmatic and caring.

David is a deep expert, a great communicator and a trusted advisor.

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Niamh Hamlyn
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Up and Coming

Niamh Hamlyn has particular expertise in relation to pensions de-risking and regularly advises insurers, sponsoring employers and pension scheme trustees on bulk annuity transactions.

Niamh is extremely thorough and practical. She knows how to explain technical legal issues clearly to lay trustees.

Niamh's understanding of the wide-ranging issues affecting trust-based pension schemes, combined with first-rate technical knowledge and a commercially-orientated approach, have been outstanding.

Niamh explains complex issues succinctly, getting to the heart of the issue.

Niamh understands our issues very well and delivers very practical advice.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Susie Daykin
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Daniel Gerring
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David James
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Niamh Hamlyn
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