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CMS maintains top-tier Pensions rankings for 13th consecutive year

22 October 2020

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce that it has maintained its Tier 1 and Band 1 rankings for the 13th consecutive year in the Pensions categories of both leading legal directories, Chambers and The Legal 500.

In testimonials recently published in The Legal 500 UK 2021, clients commended the firm for its “pragmatic advice” and “unrivalled resources”, commenting on the team’s “collegiate, client-centric and down to earth” feel. Client feedback across both categories maintained that CMS is “the standout firm for all things pensions”.

In the Chambers UK 2021 Guide, clients comment that CMS “can deal with anything you throw at them.” The firm is commended for its “top-level legal advice”, with clients describing the team as “responsive, fun to work with and always professional.” Client feedback maintained that CMS is “pragmatic” with both “strength and depth, and excellent professional support”. 

Over the last 12 months, the CMS Pensions team has played a role in many major industry cases and has enjoyed a series of successes. CMS advised on the UK’s biggest ever pensions buy-out transaction (Stanhope Pension Trust’s £4.7 billion deal with Rothesay Life) and advised LifeSight to become the first authorised master trust under The Pensions Regulator’s new authorisation regime. The team also acts for five of the UK’s six largest private pension schemes, complementing its sector expertise with multidisciplinary knowledge of insurance, reinsurance, banking, structured finance and financial services regulation. 

Mark Grant, CMS partner and Head of the Pensions team, comments: “CMS is an undisputed market leader when it comes to pensions advice and we are indeed pleased that the legal directories continue to recognise this. The complex matters that we are instructed on by our clients reflect the unrivalled capabilities and skills of our Pensions team. Maintaining our top-tier legal directory rankings is certainly the cherry on the cake in what continues to be challenging times for everyone.” 

Together, the Legal 500 UK 2021 Tier 1 Pensions rankings and the Chambers UK 2021 Band 1 rankings are yet another feather in the cap for pension industry accolades for CMS in 2020. The firm was crowned UK Pensions Lawyers of the Year at the Pension & Investment Provider Awards for the second consecutive year. CMS has also been named the top firm for Supporting Development at the Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards, where it was commended for its well-rounded approach to developing its pensions lawyers.