LK Shields Solicitors LLP and Byrne Wallace merged at the beginning of 2025 to form Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, which handles the drafting of pension schemes, the pension aspects of acquisitions, and the arrangement of management incentive plans for its clientele, which includes both public and private sector clients. Practice head Liam Connellan is highly skilled at all aspects of pension-related mandates, the restructuring of pension schemes, wind-ups, the application of pensions regulations, and pensions disputes. Catherine Dowling is knowledgeable on employee share option schemes.
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