Fuat Sami > Sacker & Partners LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Sacker & Partners LLP Offices
20 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7JE
England
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Fuat Sami
Work Department
Pensions.
Position
Partner who advises trustees and employers of pension schemes (big and small) on everyday issues and project work. Fuat’s advice routinely includes managing change (whether benefit changes or legislative changes), updating scheme documentation, member communications and advising on the legal aspects of funding issues.
He also has particular expertise advising employers on projects. These range from liability management exercises (such as PIEs and ETVs) to benefit reforms and corporate transactions (M&A activity, TUPE, and public to private outsourcings). He leads the firm’s outsourcing group and is a member of the team that provides transactional support services to other law firms. Recent experience includes advising employers on mitigating the impact of the end of DB contracting out and the forthcoming state benefit changes.
Career
Ashurst LLP (2002 to 2008); Sackers & Partners LLP (2008 to present), partner 2012.
Memberships
Association of Pension Lawyers (Full Member); Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (City and Eastern Group member).
Education
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford (1999 BA Modern History); College of Law, London (2002 LLB Law and Politics).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
(Leading individuals)Pensions boutique Sacker & Partners LLP is noted by clients as being the ‘go-to legal practice for pensions‘, with a ‘world-class’ depth of practice. Team lead David Saunders has extensive experience in advising clients on defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes, bringing more than 20 years’ experience to the practice. Janet Brown, who is experienced in de-risking matters, is commended for her ‘unique skills‘ and provision of ‘invaluable’ support. Other key names include Fuat Sami who focuses on transactional cases; Stuart O’Brien who works mainly on matters relating to ESG and climate risk; Philippa Connaughton, who has expertise advising on the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions; defined contribution schemes specialist Helen Ball; and the ‘superb‘ Jacqui Reid as well as Edward Hayes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Pensions (non-contentious) London > Employment