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20 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7JE
England
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Helen Ball
Work Department
Pensions.
Position
Helen is a partner advising trustees, employers and providers on all aspects of pensions law. She has a particular interest in new legislation, regulatory and policy development. As head of Defined Contribution she has been involved in some of the most innovative work completed by the firm over the last few years.
Helen acts for a number of master trusts and is familiar with their particular design and governance issues. She monitors developments in defined contribution matters closely and liaises directly with TPR and the DWP on areas of concern to our clients, such as the master trust supervision regime and how it will work in practice.
Career
DLA LLP(1996 to 1998); Eversheds LLP (1998 to 2000); Sacker & Partners LLP (2000 to present), partner 2006.
Memberships
Association of Pension Lawyers (Full Member); Money Purchase Pension Forum.
Education
Oxford University (1995 BA law first class; 1996 LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
Pensions boutique Sacker & Partners LLP is noted by clients as being the ‘go-to legal practice for pensions‘, with a ‘world-class’ depth of practice. Team lead David Saunders has extensive experience in advising clients on defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes, bringing more than 20 years’ experience to the practice. Janet Brown, who is experienced in de-risking matters, is commended for her ‘unique skills‘ and provision of ‘invaluable’ support. Other key names include Fuat Sami who focuses on transactional cases; Stuart O’Brien who works mainly on matters relating to ESG and climate risk; Philippa Connaughton, who has expertise advising on the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions; defined contribution schemes specialist Helen Ball; and the ‘superb‘ Jacqui Reid as well as Edward Hayes.