Email address
[email protected]Contact number
020 7329 6699Share profile
Band 2
Provided by David Saunders
David has over 18 years’ experience advising occupational pension scheme trustees and employers on their DB and DC pension arrangements. His broad practice encompasses interpretation and application of scheme documentation, mergers and demergers, scheme funding, liability management and generally helping both trustees and employers to navigate their way through the increasing maze of pension regulation and legislation.
He also frequently advises on the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations and heads up the team that provides transactional support services to other law firms.
David is the lead partner for a number of the firm’s major DB and DC clients.
David became the firm’s senior partner on 1 September 2021. He is responsible for representing and championing the firm to clients, advisers and the wider industry. He also provides leadership and guidance within the firm.
Qualified: 2001, England & Wales
Pensions experience since: 2001
Joined Sackers: 2004
Joined partnership/LLP: 2008
Employers: Slaughter and May (1999-2002); Eversheds (2003-2004)
Association Pension Lawyers (Full Member)
Provided by Chambers
David Saunders is Sackers' senior partner. He assists trustees and employers with a broad array of pension scheme governance issues. He regularly advises on de-risking, liability management and buy-in transactions.
Provided by Chambers
David is really technically good, and also really easy to deal with.
David is a clear leader in his field - he provides timely, concise advice and also sets out options including risks. He is a joy to deal with.
David is very client-centric. He delivers consistently strong support and guidance.
David is really technically good, and also really easy to deal with.
David is a clear leader in his field - he provides timely, concise advice and also sets out options including risks. He is a joy to deal with.
David is very client-centric. He delivers consistently strong support and guidance.