Jason Coates > Gowling WLG > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Gowling WLG
4 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE
LONDON
SE1 2AU
England
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Work Department

Pensions.

Position

Partner

Career

Trained Wragge & Co 1995-97; qualified 1997; assistant solicitor Wragge & Co 1997-2000; managing associate Linklaters 2000-03; partner Wragge & Co 2003; Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, partner, 2014. Regular speaker at conferences/seminars and contributor to journals.

Education

King Edward’s School, Birmingham; Keble College, Oxford (BA Hons First Class Geography); College of Law, York (CPE; LPC).

Leisure

Running, football, travelling.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)

Gowling WLG‘s non-contentious pensions practice is headed by Birmingham-based Elizabeth Gane, with support from defined contribution expert Joanne Tibbott, the ‘approachable and knowledgeable’ Jason Coates, and pensions risk transfer specialist Paul Feathers. The practice’s client base includes trustees of large schemes and employers, who the team frequently advises on longevity swaps and other general pensions issues. Recent examples of the team’s work includes advising on issues relating to GMP equalisation, managing the liabilities of schemes, and advising on defined benefit and defined contribution scheme matters. Associates Sarah Tate and Sara Chambers are also recommended.