20 GRESHAM STREET, LONDON, EC2V 7JE, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7329 6699
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7248 0552
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- 42615 Cheapside
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- www.sackers.com
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Sackers is the UK’s largest specialist pensions practice, advising exclusively on all aspects of pensions law.
The firm: Founded in 1966, Sackers is the UK’s leading specialist pensions practice, acting for a wide range of clients, including trustee boards, independent trustees, employers, members, trade unions, life offices, firms of consulting actuaries and benefit consultants. Advises over 700 pension schemes, ranging across all sectors and all sizes, and is the pensions firm of choice for more of the UK’s Top 100 pension schemes than any other law firm.
Sackers is made up of 26 partners, with a total of around 50 fee-earners. Dedicated units exist to deal with key areas of pensions law, including the firm’s dispute resolution unit, investment unit, public sector unit, regulatory unit and services to other law firms unit.
The firm is widely viewed as a leader in its field.
Sackers also provides an independent trusteeship service through Independent Trustee Limited, one of the leading law firm-based independent trustee companies in the UK.
Types of work undertaken: The workload consists entirely of pensions work and related activities such as investment, employment work, pensions litigation and pensions advice on commercial transactions. Acting for both trustees and employers, the firm advises on all aspects of pensions, including day-to-day and one-off projects.
Specialist expertise includes the establishment, variation and winding-up of pension schemes (including unapproved arrangements) in the UK and Ireland. Other matters handled routinely include acquisitions, disposals, scheme mergers and reorganisations, scheme governance and risk management. Its dedicated dispute resolution unit advises on a wide variety of subjects, such as equalisation and investment claims. The firm also sets up stakeholder and personal pension schemes for insurers and other providers.
Advice is given on international transfers and multinational pension provision. Specialist advice is also provided in relation to the legal aspects of pension schemes investments including buy-ins/outs, the use of derivatives such as SWAPS, private equity, infrastructure, currency and hedge funds.
Number of UK partners 26
Number of other UK fee-earners 25
Above material supplied by Sacker & Partners LLP.