David Saunders > Sacker & Partners LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Sacker & Partners LLP Offices
20 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7JE
England
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David Saunders
Work Department
Pensions.
Position
David has experience of a wide range of pension issues advising both employers and trustees. He is the lead partner for a number of the firm’s major defined benefit and defined contribution clients in the financial services, electricity, IT and logistics sectors. His broad practice encompasses interpretation and application of scheme documentation, mergers and demergers, scheme funding, liability management and generally helping clients to navigate their way through the increasing maze of pension regulation and legislation.
His recent work has included advising clients making changes to their pension provision, including closure to future service accrual and bulk transfers of members’ benefits, scheme funding and the Regulator’s new regime.
He also frequently advises on the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations and heads up the team that provides transactional support services to other law firms.
Career
Qualified: 2001, England & Wales
Pensions experience since: 2001
Joined Sackers: 2004
Joined partnership/LLP: 2008
Employers: Slaughter and May (1999-2002); Eversheds (2003-2004)
Languages
French, German.
Memberships
Association Pension Lawyers (Full Member).
Education
Epsom College; University of Bristol (1996 BA Modern Languages)
Leisure
Family.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
(Leading partners)Pension specialist boutique firm Sacker & Partners LLP fields a large and deep team, which has extensive experience in issues ranging from high-value risk transfer transactions to the outsourcing of trustee executive functions. The practice is headed up by David Saunders, who has notable experience advising on DB and DC pension arrangements, including mergers and demergers, scheme funding issues, and de-risking projects. Other key names include Janet Brown, who is noted for her experience in large multi-employer DB schemes across the oil, chemical, and university sectors; Fuat Sami, who has expertise in advising on M&A, restructurings, and de-risking matters; and Stuart O’Brien, who is highlighted for his focus on finance and investment issues. Jacqui Reid and Philippa Connaughton are further key names of note. Edward Hayes retired at the end of 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Pensions (non-contentious) London > Employment