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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 7WS
England
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Mark Latimour
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Mark joined us from Linklaters in August 2014 as a partner in our Human Resources Practice Group, specialising in pensions law.
Mark advises on all aspects of pensions law. He has considerable experience in advising both pension scheme trustees and product issuers in relation to pension fund investment including in relation to all forms of investment products and structures. He also advises both pension scheme trustees and employer sponsors in relation to corporate transactions, scheme funding and scheme mergers and reorganisations.
Mark also advises pension scheme trustees in relation to the day to day running of pensions schemes including rule amendments, member disputes and communications.
Recent work includes advising in relation to the implementation of a de-risking mandate involving IMAs and derivatives, closing schemes to future accrual and re-writing pension scheme rules.
Mark is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers' Website Committee.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
(Leading individuals)‘Responsive and flexible, and always giving sound and practical advice’, the team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
is known for its large private sector scheme and trustee and employer clients, which it advises on the waterfront of pensions issues. The group has experience in fundamental benefits reviews, as well as international pensions-related work, drawing on the firm’s global office network. It is also adept at pensions insurance, advising insurance providers on buy-ins and buy-outs. In September 2021, the team was joined by Michael Jones from Pinsent Masons LLP, adding significant expertise in defined benefit and defined contribution master trusts. Francois Barker 
is a veteran of the pensions space, often advising industry bodies on the direction of pensions law and policy. He co-leads the department with Jeremy Goodwin, who is an expert in trustees’ responsibilities and duties. The duo is praise by clients for being ‘approachable, facilitative and helpful‘. Also recommended are Steven Hull , Sarah Swift and Mark Latimour .
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - London > Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Pensions (non-contentious) - London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure