Pensions lawyers

Our award-winning pensions team is experienced in advising trustees, employers, consultants and insurers on all aspects of pensions law. As well as day-to-day advice, we have particular experience advising on benefit redesign, scheme closures and liability reduction. We are industry-leaders in longevity hedging, buy-in, buy-out, asset-backed funding, funds and corporate restructuring. Unlike other pension law practices, we also work on litigation, as this enables us to brief clients in full on any potentially contentious issues and provides a balanced approach to our advice.

We provide schemes of all sizes with clear, pragmatic and proactive advice. We stand out from other firms with the inside track on key issues that are developing in the pensions market and we make sure that our clients are kept up-to-date on the latest pensions legal developments by sending a variety of regular updates, which focus on what you need to know and, practically, what you need to do.

With 60+ UK lawyers, we have one of the largest pension teams of any major UK law firm (and the largest London pensions team in a full-service law firm). We are widely regarded as market-leaders in the pensions industry maintaining, for the eleventh consecutive year, our top tier rankings for both Pensions and Pensions Litigation in both Chambers and Legal 500. 

More information on the Pensions team can be found here.

They’re the biggest hitter both in terms of litigation and advisory work. They have resources that no one else can contemplate and they do phenomenal work.

Chambers, 2020

 

 
Mark Kowalik
Mark Kowalik
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Mark Kowalik joined CMS in 1986, qualifying into the Pensions department in 1988. Mark advises trustees and employers on general pensions issues. He is the former chair of the Association of Pension...
Victoria Lee
Victoria Lee
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Victoria Lee is a senior associate in the Pensions Team and her twenty years of experience includes general advisory work covering all aspects of occupational pension schemes for both sponsoring employers...
Tara Rogers
Tara Lilley
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Tara Lilley is a Senior Associate in the Pensions team
Amina Mahmood
Amina Mahmood
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Amina provides day to day support for her trustee, employer and public sector clients on a broad range of pension matters for DB, DC and LGPS pension arrangements. Amina leads teams for key clients in...
Katie Millard
Katie Millard
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Katie Millard is a senior associate in the Pensions Team
Claire Miller
Claire Miller
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Claire Miller is a Senior Associate in the Pensions Team at CMS Edinburgh. Claire advises trustee, corporate and public sector clients on all aspects of pensions law. Claire is a trusted adviser of trustee...
Megan Davies
Megan Murphy
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Megan joined CMS as a trainee solicitor in 2016 and qualified into the Pensions team in 2018. Megan advises both trustees and employers on a range of pension issues including both advisory and contentious...
Sharon Piert
Sharon Piert
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Sharon Piert is a senior associate in the Pensions department
Matthew Preston
Matthew Preston
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Matthew Preston is a senior associate in the Pensions Team. Qualifying as a pensions lawyer in September 1999 I have worked in a number of Magic Circle and City pensions practices as a pensions specialist...
Lucy Pywell
Lucy Pywell
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Lucy Pywell is a Senior Associate in the Financial Markets and Pensions team