Wedlake Bell LLP‘s pension practice advises employers, trustees, intermediaries, and insurers on a range of pension matters, from tax-efficient employee incentive arrangements, end-game planning, and liability management to corporate transaction support, compliance, and private client issues. The team regularly acts for a range of household names, often advising on cross-jurisdictional matters. Justin McGilloway, who leads the team, has over twenty years of experience acting for employers, trustees, pension providers, and individuals on a host of pensions matters. Paul Ashcroft is also recommended.
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Key clients
- Trustees of the Natixis Pension Scheme
- Jotun Paints (Europe) Limited Pension Scheme (Trustees of the Scheme)
Work highlights
Advised the pension trustees of a scheme associated with a leading global corporate and investment bank on the de-risking of its UK defined benefit pension scheme, which culminated in the buy-in of all pensioner and deferred member's benefits with a leading insurer.
Practice head
Justin McGilloway
Other key lawyers
Paul Ashcroft