Mrs Jo Ratcliffe > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mrs Jo Ratcliffe
Work Department
Pensions
Position
Partner and Head of Pensions
Career
Jo is widely recognised for her knowledge of pensions and advises both companies and trustee boards. She is a member of the North East Group of the Association of Pension Lawyers and was formerly chair of the North West Association of Pension Lawyers. She is an elected member to the Association of Pension Lawyers Committee on public sector pensions. Jo has been ranked as a leading pension lawyer in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and Legal 500 since 2000.
She has in depth experience of advising both employers and trustees on all types of pensions law including amendments, restructuring, winding up, Pensions Ombudsman claims, outsourcing and PFI, mergers and acquisitions.
Jo acts as lead adviser for a range of pension clients, from FTSE 100 to smaller companies.
She moved to Walker Morris from Addleshaw Goddard where she was head of pensions in Manchester. The reason she chose Walker Morris is because of its unique culture in that partners are expected to actually do the work.
Head of the pensions group Jo Ratcliffe advises clients on a range of matters, such as restructurings, outsourcings and mergers. She is a top choice for clients in both public and private sectors, with sources describing her as “technically very good, incredibly committed, tenacious and practical.”
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Employment > Pensions
Walker Morris LLP acts for a range of high-profile pension schemes and provides pension support to a number of US law firms, particularly in relation to major transactional mandates. The Leeds team, led by Jo Ratcliffe with her ‘huge depth of knowledge and experience‘, has a sector specialism in privatised utilities, charities, and public sectors. Also of note is Elizabeth Graham, who has developed a large client roster of pension funds from her work both nationally and internationally.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Social housing
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax