Arc Pensions Law highly ranked in the Chambers UK 2025 guide
Arc Pensions Law has again been highly ranked for pensions in the Chambers and Partners UK 2025 guide.
Our Leeds office has maintained its Band 1 ranking, while our London office has increased to Band 2. The guide praises the firm’s “deep understanding of complex and sophisticated matters”, and notes that the team comprises “some of the most well regarded and experienced pensions lawyers in the industry”.
Commentators also highlight the firm’s wider commercial understanding, with one source noting “they understand the bigger part of the deal and are keen to work within that context to get the best outcome for our scheme members.”
Anna Rogers, Vikki Massarano and Kate Payne all maintain their Band 1 ranking, with Jane Kola, Anna Copestake, Ben Fairhead and Rober Walker all continuing to be listed as leading solicitors.
Anna Rogers is described as a “leading light in the industry,” and is praised for her “significant experience of buy-ins and buyouts.”
A source comments that Jane Kola “has a very sharp brain, is absolutely aware of what is happening in the pensions market, is pragmatic and finds solutions when they are far from obvious.” Another commends her “strong technical knowledge” and her “comprehensive and clear” advice.
Anna Copestake is described as “technically brilliant, commercially astute and focused on delivering the best results for her clients.” A commentator highlights her “natural flair for providing clear advice in a user-friendly way, especially on more complex matters.”
Kate Payne is praised for being “extremely knowledgeable, combined with excellent client management skills.” “Kate always delivers,” enthuses one source.
“Very pragmatic and always very clear,” Vikki Massarano is described as “extraordinarily clever and easy to deal with.”
One commentator enthuses that Robert Walker is “a well-balanced lawyer with excellent pension knowledge underpinned by good commercial awareness and highly developed team skills,” while another describes him as “responsive, approachable and pragmatic in his advice.”
“Extremely knowledgeable and very versatile,” Ben Fairhead is noted for having the “gift of steering trustees through rocky waters.”
View Arc’s full profile in the Chambers UK 2025 guide, here.
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