
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Neil Smith bestrides the pensions legal landscape like a colossus. Tim Green illuminates every point he examines with a Cestrian sparkle. Simon Evans carries you onwards through the ever-flooded waters of increasing pension regulation.'
‘CMS is the biggest and the best. Their collective knowledge and their resources give them the edge over everyone else. They are the pensions powerhouse.’
‘Mark Atkinson is the most knowledgeable pensions solicitor in practice. He combines incisive thinking with an impressive overview. No surprise that the industry has chosen him to lead the charge against the implications of the Virgin Media case.'
‘CMS is unique in the strength and depth of its pensions litigation offering. They don’t run pensions litigation out of a sub-specialised team within a commercial litigation department; they run it out of their pensions department, because that department is so experienced in litigation and so large that they don’t need to delegate or bring in external resources.'
‘You’re spoilt for choice at CMS.'
‘A serious pensions litigation team eminently well suited to the firm's wider commercial client base. The best thing about CMS is how well integrated their pensions team is with the other departments in their firm.’
Key clients
- Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
- Trustee of the University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme
- Coca-Cola Company Pension and Assurance Scheme (KO UK Pension Trustees Limited)
- WTW
- Munro & Miller Fittings Ltd RBS
- Trustee of the Communisis Pension Plan
- Aon
- Board of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
- Trustee of the University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme
- Coca-Cola Company Pension and Assurance Scheme (KO UK Pension Trustees Limited)
- WTW
- Munro & Miller Fittings Ltd RBS
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Maria Rodia
Other key lawyers
Neal Gibson; Neil Smith; Tim Greene; Mark Atkinson; Alexandra Tomlinson