Sackers

Sacker & Partners is a niche firm, offering services in all areas related to pensions including litigation and investment. The firm is the largest specialist pensions law practice in the UK with 23 partners and a total 46 pensions lawyers. They provide a full range of legal services relating to pension schemes (approved and unapproved) including advice to trustees, employers and beneficiaries, preparing and reviewing pensions documentation, acquisitions, disposals, scheme mergers, pensions litigation, investment management agreements and advising on changes in legislation. Specialist units exist within the firm to address key areas of pensions law. These include the Dispute Resolution Unit, Investment Unit and Services To Other Law Firms Unit. Sacker & Partners acts for a wide variety of clients including trustee boards, employers, members, trade unions, life offices, firms of consulting actuaries and benefit consultants. They are retained by over 800 pension schemes. Around 20 of the firm's clients are FTSE-100 companies. The firm is well represented on key UK pensions industry committees. Partners serve on NAPF, APL and SPC committees. The firm consistently ranks among the top tier of pensions legal advisers in the UK and was named as Pension Law Firm of the Year 2006 by Pensions Management. Sacker & Partners has lawyers who speak French, German, Italian and Spanish.