Addleshaw Goddard has continued to strengthen its market position, regularly advising on de-risking work and buy-in and buy-out transactions, alongside its specialist pensions investment and pension product capabilities. Utilising the firm’s wider presence, the group handles significant projects and mandates, reflecting its ability to deliver advice. The team is under the leadership of seasoned duo Catherine McAllister and Rachel Uttley. McAllister has a particular specialism in public sector schemes and schemes for privatised industries, while Uttley leads the firm’s bulk annuity practice. Paul Feathers joined the firm in December 2025.
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Key clients
- Aiken Gump LLP
- Daily Mail & General Trust Plc
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Pension Insurance Corporation
- The Board of the Pension Protection Fund
- National Farmers Union mutual
- Rothesay Life
- Samworth Brothers Ltd
- Trustees of the CADCentre Limited Pension Scheme
- Trustee of the Cambridge University Press Contributory Pension Fund
- Trustees of the Short Brothers Pension Scheme
- Trustee of the Credit Agricole CIB Legacy Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Delbanco Meyer & Company Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustee of the Kellogg GB Pension Fund
- Trustee of the Mitsubishi Bank Ltd Pension and Life Assurance Fund
- Trustee of the P&O Ferries 2008 Pension Scheme
- Trustee of the Pentland Group Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustee of the University Superannuation Scheme
- William Hill Plc
Work highlights
Advised Pension Insurance Corporation on the £4.3bn buy-in of the Rolls Royce UK Pension Fund.
Advised the Trustees of the Shorts Brothers Pension Scheme on the £4.7bn acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Short Brothers, by Boeing.
Advised the trustee of the Riverside Group Pension Scheme on establishing two new DB pension schemes and large bulk transfers of several legacy schemes and cohorts of members out of TPT’s master trust into the trustee’s three DB schemes.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Catherine McAllister; Rachel Uttley
Other key lawyers
Paul Feathers