With particular strength in de-risking, risk-transfer, and investment issues, the pensions team at Simmons & Simmons advises trustees, employers, and financial institutions. The practice has expanded its offering through strengthening its risk-transfer expertise, elevating its ability to support across the full lifecycle of pension schemes. Recognised for handling mandates involving buy-ins and buy-outs, surplus return, and cross-border transactions, the group utilises the firm’s wider financial services capabilities to deliver advice on complex challenges. Danny Tsang leads the department, bringing experience in corporate pension strategies, and the firm saw the arrival of Amrit Mclean in November 2025.
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- Amrit McLean is a leading pensions risk transfer specialist. She sees the big picture and helps us benchmark our position against other insurers and horizon scan for possible future trends and risks. Very easy to work with. Oritsema Ejuoneatse is responsive and hands-on - a rising star. Amrit is also supported by Rozet Shah - also a very experienced and safe pair of hands.
- Very open and approachable. Willing to adopt suggestions for changes to practices.
- They're very reliable in terms of hitting agreed deadlines and remaining within budget. They are very transparent in terms of fees.
- Each one is able to work hard for the interest of our scheme, a testing year handled professionally.
- As usual, great yearly results.
- Ed Smith is a strong lead adviser and has inspired considerable trust with his client-focused approach.
Key clients
- DXC Technology
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Confederation of Health Service Employees
- Anheuser-Busch InBev Group
- West Ferry Printers Pension Scheme
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Practice head
Danny Tsang
Other key lawyers
Amrit Mclean; Edward Smith; Laura Friedman; Mark Howard