Representative experience

Trustee of Kodak Pension Plan on settlement of its $2.8bn claim against Eastman Kodak. Team won numerous industry awards for ground-breaking transaction.

Advised LabCorp on the pension issues arising from its US$6.2bn acquisition of Covance.

Advised on the establishment of LifeSight, Towers Watson's defined contribution multiemployer pension mastertrust.

Advised on the merger of two pension schemes with the SEGRO Pension Scheme.

Advised Trinity Mirror on the pension aspects of its £154.4m acquisition of Local World Holdings Limited.

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited on the pension aspects of the largest longevity insurance transaction to date in the UK pensions market, worth £16bn.

Advised Bestway (Holdings) Limited on the pension aspects of their £620m acquisition of the Co-operative Group's pharmacy business.

Advised Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the pension issues arising out of the creation of a joint venture with Siemens.

Trustees of Industry-Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Industry-Wide Mineworkers' Pension Scheme on innovative restructuring and pension fund debt-for-equity swap.

Very Strong Employers (a class of participating employer) in Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund in high value litigation regarding distribution of £600m funding deficit.