Fielding a notably broad offering, the team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP acts for employers, pension schemes, public authorities, pension providers, fund managers, and insurers and re-insurers active in the private and public sectors. Advising on some of the most groundbreaking pensions developments, practice head Jeremy Goodwin is an expert across DB and DC schemes, DB master trusts and superfunds, and ESG matters. Francois Barker is an expert in advising corporate sponsors and UK and international pensions funds in DB and DC arrangements. Mark Latimour, the team’s head of risk transfer and a practitioner who acts for the majority of the UK’s key insurers, and Sarah Swift, a key adviser for numerous prominent companies' schemes, provide further bench support. Michael Jones, head of the national DC practice, adds to the team’s regulatory and governance abilities, while Charlotte Cartwright bolsters the practice’s corporate, M&A, and restructuring offerings.
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‘What makes the team special is that they always fully brief the ad-hoc specialist assistance so that they are aware of our ways of working and thereby ensure that the advice is tailored to our needs and not simply an off-the-shelf template that has been used for other similar but not identical sets of circumstance.’
'Careful consideration is given to the chemistry of the relationship, so great care is taken when matching service provider with client.'
‘Michael Jones is amazing to work with - always exceptionally pragmatic and reasonable, and willing to exhaust various avenues to reach a desired outcome whilst mitigating risk.'
- 'They ensure other colleagues with specific expertise are included within the work required, but they never relinquish ownership and still monitor the position and follow up to ensure the advice provided is in line with expectations.'
Key clients
- HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme
- Associated British Foods
- Rebalance Earth
- BOC/United Utilities
- Tesco PLC Pension Scheme
- NOW Pensions
- The People’s Pension
- Department for Transport (in relation to the Railways Pension Scheme)
- Accenture
Work highlights
Advising the £20bn Tesco PLC Pension Scheme on the outsourcing of its in-house investment consultant’s business to Schroders (an OCIO transfer), involving Tesco Group employment restructuring, setting and implementing the contractual structure and supporting with the implementation on the ground.
Advising one of the UK’s largest professional pension trustee companies, Dalriada, on the pension schemes where Dalriada is appointed as sole corporate Trustee which were historically scam pension vehicles.
Advising the Government on key strategic matters relating to railways pension reform and changes following the decision by the new Labour Government to bring passenger Train Operating Companies back into public ownership.
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Practice head
Jeremy Goodwin
Other key lawyers
Francois Barker; Mark Latimour; Sarah Swift; Michael Jones; Charlotte Cartwright; Rosamund Wood