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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.
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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.
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The team provides strong technical advice allied with a commercial approach, and an ability to look beyond the immediate situation to position their clients as best as possible for the future.
Travers Smith offers a very experienced and knowledgeable team. They are very diligent and great to work with.
When there is a tight deadline, the pensions team delivers.
The partners and associates in the pensions practice are absolute consummate professionals, providing in-depth technical and commercially oriented solutions-driven advice.
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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.
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.
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.
Pensions
Head of Pensions
Pensions
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