James Dean > Simmons & Simmons > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Simmons & Simmons‘ ‘extremely accessible and knowledgeable’ pensions team has experience ranging from de-risking mandates to corporate restructurings, reorganisations, legal compliance work, and scheme mergers. While Danny Tsang chairs the national pensions practice from London, James Dean leads the Bristol office and is often approached for his expertise across a wide range of pension scheme investments, restructurings and pension liability issues. He works alongside Kate Fellows-Tully and Dan Bryan.

Simmons & Simmons‘ corporate pensions team works on a variety of pensions issues spanning de-risking DB pension arrangements, M&A-related work, GMP equalisation matters and compliance issues. Group head Danny Tsang has a particular focus on corporate pension strategies including scheme restructurings, mergers and de-risking issues, and DB liability management work. Edward Smith has been notably active in advising FTSE 100 companies on pension benefit redesigns, and James Dean handles pension scheme investments and de-risking projects. Laura Friedman is also a key contact.