Pensions | UK

Addleshaw Goddard has a market-leading practice that stands out for its work across a range of high-profile pensions matters, including SIPPs, asset-backed funding arrangements and corporate transactions. The firm works with an enviable roster of market-leading clients, including regional businesses and national corporates. Its sector expertise covers retail, financial services and energy. It is experienced in complex matters involving insolvency.

Arc Pensions Law fields a well-respected team handling a wide range of pensions work, which includes closure to future accrual, asset-backed funding arrangements and liability management. The firm acts for a range of clients, though it is particularly active and adept at handling work in the public sector. The team works with both trustees and employers.

Pinsent Masons works for an impressive client roster and draws particular praise for its work on insurance matters affecting pension schemes. The team acts on the full gamut of pension matters, including buy-ins, funding arrangements, scheme mergers and liability management, as well as advising on GMP equalisation and the pensions aspects of corporate transactions. Its key clients include financial institutions, company sponsors and trustees. The firm has notable strength in advising master trusts.

Womble Bond Dickinson has a strong team that advises clients across an array of pensions matters, ranging from day-to-day scheme management to corporate transactions. The team possesses particular strength in the public and voluntary sectors. It fields a number of experienced advisers on defined benefit schemes, including management of staff transfers and closures to future accrual. Members of the team advise household-name corporate clients from industries including technology, consumer products and utilities.

DLA Piper is experienced in advising on pensions matters arising from transactions, as well as buy-ins and buyouts. The team supports clients with the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, advising on documentation and structuring issues. It also acts on GMP equalisation and liability management.

Walker Morris advises on scheme amendments, buy-ins and buyouts, transfers and corporate transactions. The team acts for a range of clients, possessing particular expertise in matters impacting schemes in the privatised utilities, public and charities sectors. It supports notable US firms in handling UK-related pension issues.

Wrigleys Solicitors is recommended for advising trustees and employers on a wide variety of complex pensions concerns. It is known for advising on matters concerning defined benefit schemes, including liability management, benefit amendments and wind-ups.

Squire Patton Boggs has a well-reputed team, adept at advising on a range of pension scheme matters, including governance issues, liability management and GMP equalisation. The team acts for a broad client base that includes trustees, sponsors and employers on issues ranging from public sector outsourcings to investment opportunities. It is also noted for advising household-name insurers.