Fuat Sami

Solicitor

About

Fuat has experience of a wide range of pensions law issues, advising both employers and trustees.
As well as keeping clients abreast of legal and regulatory changes, he has particular experience advising on specific projects such as changes to pension scheme benefits, scheme mergers, liability reduction programmes and employer debt issues. Recent work has also included advice to public and private sector clients in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Fuat frequently advises on the pensions aspects of corporate restructurings including the Pensions Regulator's anti-avoidance powers and the clearance procedure.

Memberships and Qualifications

Membership of professional bodies Association of Pension Lawyers (Full Member);  National Association of Pension Funds (City and Eastern Group member)

Career history

Qualified: 2004, England & Wales

Pensions experience since: 2004

Joined Sackers: 2008, Associate: 2009

Employers: Ashurst LLP (2002-2008)

Academic history

University / College

Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford (1996-1999)
College of Law, London (2000-2002)

Degree: BA in Modern History

Further Information

Testimonials:

“hard-working”, “dedicated” and “skilful” - Legal 500 (2009).

Recent publications - journals and trade press:

Professional Pensions; Pensions World; Legal Week; Tolley’s Law Journal.

Work examples - landmark matters:

The pensions aspects of:

• the initial public offering of Debenhams plc's shares for admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange
• gaming operator Stanley Leisure Plc's £504 million sale of its retail betting operations to William Hill
  

Assisting a large pharmaceutical group on the merger of its three final salary schemes and the harmonisation of its pensions benefits

Work examples - recent examples:

• Advice in connection with benefit changes for a major car manufacture
  Confidential advice to scheme in retail industry relating to PPF entry
• Advice to large government body in connection with an public to private outsourcing.

Extracurricular interests and activities:

Football, music and travel. As an Everton fan, most Saturday afternoons are spent feeling mildly depressed. Maybe its lucky then that I can’t watch too much football these days – if I do, my daughter will gleefully switch off the TV (to my wife’s delight) telling me “no, daddy!”

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