David Griffiths
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Pensions
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About
Provided by David Griffiths
Practice Areas
With over 35 years’ experience, David advises trustees and employers on workplace pension schemes. He has helped to establish, amend, close and wind up every kind of workplace pension scheme, including defined benefits, defined contributions, overseas pension schemes, executive top-ups (both funded and unfunded) and small self-administered pension schemes.
During the past 5 years, David has provided legal advice on over 30 completed pension scheme buy-in/buy-out transactions, ranging in size from low £millions to over £750m. He is currently working on buyout transactions, as well as advising trustees and employers on preparatory steps and planning for scheme buyout. David is also working on several de-risking and consolidation projects.
David also has over 15 years’ experience working as a professional pension scheme trustee and is accredited with the PMI.
Chambers Review
UK
David Griffiths is a long-standing presence in the field, acting for trustees and employers on pension scheme mergers and buyouts, as well as handling funding arrangements. He also advises on the implications of corporate transactions and restructurings on pension schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David delivers an excellent all-round service - he gives timely and pragmatic advice which represents good value for money."
"He is practical and he is able to identify what the priorities are for the trustee board."
"David delivers an excellent all-round service - he gives timely and pragmatic advice which represents good value for money."
"He is practical and he is able to identify what the priorities are for the trustee board."