Rachel Rawnsley > Addleshaw Goddard > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Rachel Rawnsley
Work Department
Pensions.
Position
Partner advising corporate clients and trustees on all aspects of ongoing pension schemes and advising on independent trusteeships (both ongoing and statutory trusteeships dealing with schemes in winding up); specialising in advising pension providers, employers and trustees on all legal aspects of trusteeship and compliance with the regulatory regime, and the Pensions legislation; advice in relation to pension scheme documentation; dealing with the regulatory authorities including the Pensions Regulator, the Inland Revenue and the Pensions Ombudsman.
Career
Articled Allen & Overy, London; qualified 1989; Allen & Overy 1989-92; Addleshaw Booth & Co (now Addleshaw Goddard) 1993-97; partner 1997 to date; director – Sovereign Trustees Limited.
Memberships
Association of Pension Lawyers; National Association of Pension Funds.
Education
Cambridge University (1986 MA Law).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
Addleshaw Goddard
‘s pensions disputes team is headed by ‘formidable negotiator‘ Susan Garrett
. The team is described as ‘dynamic’ and as being formed of lawyers who make ‘almost superhuman’ efforts to reach the best outcome for clients. Its recent work includes equalisation cases, rectification actions, as well as Pension Ombudsman and IDRP complaints, which is a specialty for Rachel Uttley. Jade Murray is adept at assisting clients on the pensions matters in transactions, in particular, whilst Rachel Rawnsley is experienced acting for blue-chip pension trustees. Other key contacts within the team include Clare Dwyer and associate Triin Ungert.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- 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
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Planning