With client across the UK, Burges Salmon LLP‘s pension practice draws on their regional excellence to advise on matters ranging from daily scheme advisory work and assisting with DB and DC schemes to complex, multidisciplinary investigations. The team has a leading alternatives-to-buyouts focus and boasts being on both central and local government panels for pensions work. The team is led by Bristol-based Richard Knight, an expert in DB and DC schemes and risk transfer, who advises some of the largest companies in the UK. Steven Hull joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in 2024, contributing to the team's London presence.
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- ‘Clive Pugh is one of the most pragmatic, helpful lawyers.'
- ‘They always provide timely, proportionate and clear advice on complex matters.'
Key clients
- Honda Group UK Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the AT & T ISTEL Pension Plan
Work highlights
Advise on funding negotiations, governance responsibilities, investment management agreements, climate change reports, GMP equalisation, and legal issues related to liability-driven investments and security arrangements.
Practice head
Richard Knight
Other key lawyers
Kate Granville Smith; Clive Pugh; Steven Hull