Pensions Advisory

Our market-leading Pensions team advises on all aspects of pension provision in the workplace. We cover everything from pension fund governance and assistance in exploring novel and complex pension structures, to the provision of integrated advice on pension plan change management, cross-border pensions issues and transactional assistance on pensions issues in M&A deals.

As a global law firm with a well-established and highly-regarded international pensions capability, we offer clients both global reach and local depth.

We have specialist expertise in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain the U.S. and the UK, and also work with corporate benefits specialists across our network. We collaborate to provide our clients with expert support on a range of cross-border and international issues, including global harmonisation exercises, reorganisations, scheme restructuring and mergers. We combine excellence in advising pension funds and sponsors across individual and multiple jurisdictions with a deep understanding of the complexities our clients face, including the practical application of local and European developments.

Our experts collaborate extensively off-deal, sharing resources and know-how to enhance our efficiency and client service on-deal. This approach enables us to break new ground in funding and de-risking, and to develop new strategies to improve pension provision – see, for example, the experience highlighted on our Pension Risk Group website.

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Pensions Litigation

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Publications: 11 JANUARY 2021

What’s at the top of the 2021 agenda for UK pension schemes and sponsors?

Spend five minutes with members of our Pensions team as they talk about the key legal developments that will shape the first few months of 2021 for UK pension schemes and their corporate sponsors.

Publications: 23 NOVEMBER 2020

Lloyds 2: GMP equalisation and historic transfers

The High Court has handed down its ruling in the second Lloyds case on GMP equalisation. The first decision, published just over two years ago, established that trustees of defined benefit…

Publications: 28 MAY 2020

ESG for UK pension schemes: imminent deadlines and future changes

Pension scheme trustees are rightly focusing on key operational priorities during the current Covid-19 global health crisis – but it's important not to lose sight of a number of upcoming changes…

A&O guide to preparing for the implementation statement

Publications: 09 MARCH 2020

The implementation statement: how to prepare for it

Trustee disclosure requirements on investment governance issues, stewardship and engagement continue to evolve rapidly; the new disclosure requirements that apply from 1 October 2020 will affect some…

Employment, Pensions and Incentives Litigation Team of the Year, Legal Week Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Awards 2019
Pensions Awards Pension Lawyers of the Year 2019, Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards
Pensions Awards Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year 2019, Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards
European Pensions Law Firm of the Year, 2017, 2018
FT PIPA Pensions Law Firm of the Year, 2017
Pensions and Benefits Firm of the Year, Who’s Who Legal 2016
Band Two Employment and Benefits, Chambers Global-wide