Jonathan Sharp

Career

Jonathan is a partner in the Pensions Department and has over a decade's experience as a pensions lawyer. Jonathan joined Baker McKenzie in 2003 and he has spent three months in Baker McKenzie's Chicago office in their employee benefit department in 2008.

Jonathan is a member of the Association of Pensions Lawyers, sits on the Legal Advisory Group of the Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association, and also the PASA (Pensions Administration Standards Association) DC governance working group.

Jonathan advises companies and trustees in a variety of sectors on the legal aspects of operating pension plans. This includes establishing and amending pension schemes, investments, and resolving scheme members' complaints and Pensions Ombudsman disputes. He has a particular interest in the tax issues relating to pensions.

Jonathan has undertaken a variety of projects for clients, including complex pension plan mergers, the set-up of asset backed funding arrangements, and entering into fiduciary management agreements.

Another area of expertise is coordinating and advising on pensions in the context of multijurisdictional transactions.

Professional Memberships

Association of Pension Lawyers

Law Society of England & Wales

Publications

"Consolidators: The next big thing or the emperor’s new clothes?" Pensions Age (July 2019)

"Time to get tough?" Pensions Age (November 2017)

Personal

College of Law, Chester (L.P.C.) (2002)

University of Manchester (LL.B., Honors) (2001)