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

 

 
Lucy Pywell
Lucy Pywell
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Lucy Pywell is a Senior Associate in the Financial Markets and Pensions team
Chris Ransom
Chris Ransom
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Chris is a Senior Associate in the CMS Pensions team.  With over ten years’ experience Chris advises trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes (both DB and DC) of all sizes on a full...
Hadassah Shulman
Hadassah Shulman
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Hadassah is a senior associate in the Pensions Team. Hadassah advises trustees, employers, master trusts and insurers on a wide range of pensions matters including benefit issues, scheme governance, mergers...
Kirsten Thompson
Kirsten Thompson
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Kirsten Thompson is a Senior Associate in the Pensions Team.  She joined CMS as a trainee solicitor in 2006 and qualified into the pensions team in 2008.  Kirsten advises pension scheme trustees, sponsoring...
Alexandra Tomlinson
Alexandra Tomlinson
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Alex is a Senior Associate in the Pensions Team.  Alex joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2010 and qualified into the pensions department in 2012, having spent six months there as a trainee.  Alex...
Rachel Arnott
Rachel Arnott
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Rachel Arnott is an associate in the Pensions team at CMS, advising trustees, employers and insurers. Rachel has experience with advisory and transactional advice, experience of large DD exercise in relation...
Katie Becher
Katie Becher
Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Katie Becher is an Associate in the CMS Pensions Team. Katie acts for a broad range of trustee, corporate and insurer clients on all aspects of pensions law and regulation. Katie works closely with clients...
Santi Bicchieri
Santi Bicchieri
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Santi joined CMS as a trainee solicitor in 2021 and qualified into the Pensions team in 2023. Santi advises trustees of DB and DC pension schemes on a wide range of pensions matters including both contentious...
Miranda Bond
Miranda Bond
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Miranda is an associate in the pensions teams and joined CMS as a newly qualified solicitor in 2021. Miranda advises trustees and employers of both DB and DC schemes on a wide range of general pensions...
Claire Bradwell
Claire Bradwell
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Claire Bradwell is an associate in the Pensions Team. She joined CMS as a newly qualified solicitor in 2021. Claire advises trustees of DB and DC occupational pension schemes on a broad range of advisory...