DLA Piper’s Leeds pensions team is particularly active on de-risking projects, complex trustee advisory work, and pensions issues arising from corporate restructurings with an international dimension. The practice is especially well regarded for bulk annuity transactions and related strategic projects, where Andrew McIlhinney remains the central figure. David Young adds a more specialist disputes angle to the offering, and Hannah Watson, particularly on complex trustee advisory and strategic project work.
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Key clients
- Persimmons Trustees
- Heerema Trustees
- Nobia UK Trustees
- Defra
- Urenco Trustees
- Univar Trustees
- Andrew Weir Trustee
- Trade Desk UK Limited
- Dorman Traffic Trustees
- Bibbyline Group Pension Scheme
Work highlights
Advising the trustee of the Bibby line pension scheme on the buy-in of the scheme’s defined benefit liabilities.
Acted as a professional trustee for the CFAO Pension Scheme on the preparation of the scheme’s complex benefit structure for buy-in.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Andrew Mcilhinney
Other key lawyers
David Young; Hannah Watson