DLA Piper’s pensions team provides advice across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas, acting for trustees and employers on a range of issues relating to DB and DC schemes. The team is led by both Matthew Swynnerton and Amrit Mclean; Swynnerton leads the core pensions team, providing ‘excellent’ advice to multi-jurisdictional large sector clients, and Mclean leads the de-risking team and is a key contact for insurer clients. Tamara Calvert is a key contact for pensions advisory work and acts for a roster of household name clients, while Joel Eytle particularly focuses on regulatory work.
Testimonials
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‘Joel Eytle manages the client relationship, adept at navigating to find the right solution for the client.'
‘DLA has a very strong pensions team. The team is very knowledgeable and provides clear advice but always work well with other advisers in finding scheme specific solutions. Ability to call on other areas in the firm if needed, especially with respect to buy-in/buy-out transactions.’
Key clients
- Stuart Delivery Limited
- Hitachi Rail Europe Limited
Work highlights
- Advising the Trustee of the RIGPS on its £6.5bn bulk annutiy transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC).
- Advised Aviva on the £900m buy-in of the Thomas Cook Pension Plan.