After working in pensions law for over 30 years, Jane’s expertise covers advising trustees and employers on all types of workplace pension arrangements, offering guidance on the establishment, management, restructuring, merging and winding-up of defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid schemes.

Jane is a specialist in advising pension schemes on the legal aspects of their investments and all types of investment contracts including buy-ins and buy-outs as well as investment management agreements, fiduciary management, pooled investment funds of all kinds, as well as hedging strategies (working in conjunction with banking lawyers) and custody arrangements.

In the last few years, Jane’s focus has been on helping clients on the journey to buy-out, including benefit audits benefit re-shaping for insurability, liability management and incentive exercises which enhance the insurability of schemes and their benefits in a cost- efficient way. Jane also works closely with employers and trustees on the post buy-in work including preparation for and completing winding-ups and trustee residual risks protection packages. This includes the use of surplus for ongoing schemes and those in winding-up with expertise on benefit augmentations and making surplus payments to employers.

Jane’s approach is commercial, pragmatic and brings to it experience of the need to ensure that the interests of members are protected whilst balancing the legitimate needs of employers. She is a ranked lawyer in both Chambers and Legal 500.

Jane is a member of the main committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers and belongs to the PMI.

Jane was previously a partner at Sacker & Partners LLP and Gowling WLG (UK) LLP.