‘The whole team led by Emma King operates as a team. Knowledge sharing amongst the team is very effective. All team members fully understand the client’s business and its key objectives and challenges.’

‘They are all highly professional and competent when dealing with the client. Sarah Franklin, Tom Meyrick, Jessica Ball and Ollie Hunt.’

‘Sarah Franklin and Tom Meyrick are integral members of our overall team of trustees and advisers and are valued by the board.’

‘Gary Delderfield and Alec Bennett provide professional advice tailored for the client. No detail is overlooked and nothing is too much trouble. Explanations in regular update meetings are clear and to the point.’

‘Always provide good common-sense, practical advice. Emma King our partner gives good sound advice related to the issue and not just legal.’

‘Our Eversheds team do work well together in finding pragmatic solutions to the problems we encounter. Approachable and easy to deal with.’

‘The team are solution focused and pragmatic and provide clear pension advice. They are also responsive and provide the right amount of advice, not trying to oversell a solution and as a result are cost efficient.’

‘James Ellis and Emma King work seamlessly together as a team supporting the trustees and providing clear and concise advice. They don’t sit on the fence but provide clear direction to the trustees.’

‘Christopher Stiles – exceptionally hardworking and flexible. Engagement is with generosity of spirit and empathetic. Rigorous and decisive. Tactful and respectful. Utterly dependable. Enthusiastic, principled.’

‘Ben Goldby is a great communicator especially of difficult topics, and very aware of how the firm comes across. Keen to make sure that information is received well and seeks feedback often. The team takes time to take a personal interest in what is going on.’ 

‘Liz Gane is personable and always well prepared for client meetings.’

‘Ben Goldby is excellent – if only more pensions lawyers could be like him! He is commercial, intelligent and a pleasure to deal with. His advice is sound and always delivered within promised deadlines. He gets to the root of the issue and delivers it effectively.‘

‘Team has a very high level of knowledge across the team and a low level of turnover at the higher level. They are able to pull in specialist knowledge and experience from the wider team as and when required.’

‘Sound, clear advice given to trustees in a way that ensures that all the trustees get a good understanding of the issue, options and recommendation.’

‘Straightforward expert advice at a reasonable cost in a language trustees understand. Richard Black has never failed to steer us in the right direction without unnecessary advice and cost. Very well liked and respected by the trustees.’

‘The team are approachable and deliver clear advice. Always available to chat things through. Jo Tibbott is able to clearly articulate an issue and give practical steps to resolve it.’

‘A very professional team who offer good focused advice which enables business decisions to be made and cases are handled efficiently. Doug Mullen’s knowledge in this area is excellent.’

‘Doug is professional, punctual, and pragmatic. He has been extremely helpful in talking through various hypothetical possibilities. I have no doubt in his knowledge. Would happily recommend.’

‘Doug Mullen and his team provided an outstanding and personal service and exceptional customer care. Doug Mullen and his entire team coordinated well, providing a responsive, timely and reliable service.’

‘Their client care and service were consistently exceptional across the whole team. Doug and all of his team members listened, understood well and were dependable. Communication was clear, organised and effective.’

‘This practice specialises in social care and housing. As such they have an incredible knowledge of current issues in the sector. They share this with their clients through excellent podcasts, webinars and e-newsletters.’ 

‘Doug Mullen provided an outstanding and personal service and exceptional customer care. He has a considerable depth of knowledge and expertise in pensions and employment. He listens and comprehends well and communicates complex things clearly in a straightforward way. ‘

‘Very approachable and very pragmatic, delivers in good time and for a very competitive fee.’

‘Very pragmatic, great value for money, superb technical knowledge, gives advice concisely without all the wrapping.’

‘The team are responsive and pragmatic. Most importantly, they deliver in line with agreed timescales and if a fixed fee is agreed then that is what is charged. They are also collaborative in their approach.’

‘Clare is great to work with. She always provides a great service, is good value for money and is willing to work with us on tight deadlines. Her pragmatic approach is refreshing.’

‘Clare Grice is very user-friendly and responsive. She provides clear and pragmatic advice.’

‘Clare and the team provide an exceptional service for our mutual clients. A combination of great knowledge and speed of dealing with issues/queries.’

‘Clare Grice is a pleasure to deal with and has great knowledge and provides excellent support, when needed.’

‘We use Shoosmiths for support on buy-in and buy-out policies for corporate pension schemes where they are particularly strong.’

‘Lynette Lewis is our go-to partner on buy-in and buy-out work. She is excellent, combining detailed legal knowledge with commercial awareness and pragmatism.’