The non-contentious pensions team at Osborne Clarke LLP works with a number of high-profile clients, advising on a range of high-value schemes with particular expertise in corporate restructuring and insolvency work, scheme buy-ins and buy-outs, public sector pensions issues, and data protection and cybersecurity mandates. Jonathan Hazlett leads the national pensions team from Bristol, and is well regarded for his work relating to the Pension Protection Fund and restructuring and insolvency issues. Chris Netiatis is head of the London practice and excels in pensions advisory work. Carol Dick and Lee Colgate are also key members of the team.
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‘Chris Netiatis - strong ability to work with some challenging clients many of whom are lay people requiring concepts/issues and solutions explained in appropriate ways to aid effective decision making. Chris is always reassuring, firm when needed and willing to explore some of the more unusual suggestions the client may have.’
Key clients
- Trustees of the Sharp Electronics UK Limited Pension Scheme
- TI Group Automotive Systems Limited
- Trustees of the Community Staff Pension Fund
- Trustees of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom Locally Engaged Staff Pension Scheme
- Air Canada
Work highlights
Acted as legal adviser to the Trustees of the Sharp Electronics UK Limited Pension Scheme.
Advising TI Group Automotive Systems Limited on the closure of its UK occupational defined benefit scheme to the future accrual of benefits and the future provision of defined contribution benefits in its current defined contribution schemes used for other employers in different sites across the UK.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jonathan Hazlett
Other key lawyers
Chris Netiatis; Carol Dick, Lee Colgate; Jo Taylor