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Ed Jackson

Senior Associate

Email

ed.jackson@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1461

Offices

London

V-CARD

Ed advises a mixture of trustees and employers on their pension arrangements across a variety of industries. He has significant experience in advising in respect of pensions issues relating to M&A.

He advises clients on strategic projects including business restructurings, closures, liability management exercises and de-risking together with day-to-day regulatory and compliance matters.

Ed has significant experience in advising in respect of the pensions aspects of M&A, including regarding the Pensions Regulator’s criminal and moral hazard powers, s.75 debt issues, notifiable events and apportionment / withdrawal arrangements. Ed has spoken at industry conferences and training events and is organising the 2024 APL conference in Brussels.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A manufacturing company in respect of the change of principal employer, creation of a statutory employer, entering into an FAA and new guarantee.
  • Trustees of separate multi-billion pound schemes in respect of two longevity swap arrangements, with aggregate £15bn of pension liabilities.
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of projects relating to strategic changes and restructurings to their asset backed funding arrangements.
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of the closure of their respective schemes to future accrual, navigating Courage amendment power considerations, consultation obligations and liaising with Unions.
  • A trustee in respect of separate projects involving it becoming the trustee of two additional pension schemes (aggregate assets of around £5 billion).
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of transferring to a Master Trust. 
  • Co-ordinating a number of multi-jurisdictional transactions in respect of pensions liability issues.

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Association of Pension Lawyers Conference, 2021

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Member of the Association of Pension Lawyers
  • Organiser of the annual APL Conference in Brussels 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales, 2011

Academic

LPC, GDL, Law, 2007-2009
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.