Wragge & Co advises on £120 million pension scheme buy-out

Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team has advised the trustees of the £120 million, 6,000-member EMAP Flexiplan pension scheme on its buy-out by Standard Life and its ultimate wind-up.

New director for Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team

Wragge & Co has strengthened its award-winning Pensions team with the appointment of pensions litigation director Ian Gordon from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

Wragge & Co wins 'best trainer' title at Training and Recruitment Awards

Wragge & Co has won the best trainer award in the national/large regional firm category at LawCareers.Net's Training and Recruitment Awards.

Wragge & Co appointed as primary pensions legal adviser to NEST Corporation

Wragge & Co has been appointed as the primary pensions legal adviser to NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) Corporation. NEST Corporation is the trustee body responsible for running the NEST pension scheme.

Wragge & Co awarded Big Tick accreditation at Awards for Excellence 2011

Wragge & Co has been awarded a national Big Tick accreditation at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2011.

Wragge & Co wins Pensions Law Firm title for second consecutive year

Wragge & Co has secured the Pensions Law Firm title at the Pension & Investment Provider Awards for the second consecutive year. The judges crowned the firm the winner from a shortlist of eight firms.

Wragge & Co unveils how its corporate responsibility performance stacks up

Wragge & Co has unveiled its corporate responsibility credentials and performance in a new corporate responsibility report.

Wragge & Co in top five for innovation

Wragge & Co has been named one of the world's most innovative law firms in a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked in the top five in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

Wragge & Co wins diversity and equality award

Wragge & Co has won the Law Society Award for Excellence in Equality and Diversity. The international law firm saw off competition from Hogan Lovells, Simmons & Simmons, The InterLaw Diversity Forum for LGBT Networks and The College of Law/The Sutton Trust to win the award.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins £1.5 billion scheme client

Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team has been appointed as the main legal adviser to the trustees of the £1.5 billion ICL Group Pension Plan of Fujitsu Services and Fujitsu Services Common Investment Fund.

Wragge & Co scoops award trio at Awards for Excellence 2010

Wragge & Co has scooped three awards at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2010, the UK's leading awards for responsible practice.

Wragge & Co scores Best Workplaces hat-trick

Wragge & Co has scored a hat-trick in this year's Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK results: the only law firm to appear in the list; Disability Excellence Award winner; and one of just two organisations to attain 'Master' status, given to organisations appearing in ten consecutive lists.

Wragge & Co wins Pensions Law Firm title

Wragge & Co has secured its second award title in the space of two weeks, winning the Pensions Law Firm category at the Pension & Investment Provider Awards UK 2010.

Wragge & Co strengthens specialist areas with partner appointments

Wragge & Co has promoted three new partners, enhancing its credentials in pensions, construction and intellectual property. Alex Bayer (IP, Munich), Paul Carberry (pensions) and Sue Ryan (construction) officially joined the firm's all-equity partnership on 1 May.

Wragge & Co named Pension Lawyers of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP has been named Pensions Lawyers of the Year at the UK Pensions Awards 2010. Facing competition from Allen & Overy, CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds, Outer Temple Chambers and Sackers, Wragge & Co won this award at a ceremony last night.

Wragge & Co appoints new pensions partner

Wragge & Co LLP has underlined its commitment to providing a top-quality partner-led service to the UK's biggest pension schemes with the appointment of a new partner. Pensions director Paul Carberry joins the firm's all-equity partnership on 1 May.

Wragge & Co strengthens specialist areas with partner appointments

Wragge & Co has promoted three new partners, enhancing its credentials in pensions, construction and intellectual property. As of 1 May, Alex Bayer (IP, Munich), Paul Carberry (pensions) and Sue Ryan (construction) will join the firm's all-equity partnership.

Wragge & Co appointed to advise trustees of £600 million Steria pension schemes

Wragge & Co LLP's Pensions team has started 2010 with a client win. It has been appointed sole legal adviser to the trustees of the £200 million Xansa Pension Plan, one of the defined benefit plans of global IT services provider, Steria.

Wragge & Co in top tier for client satisfaction

Wragge & Co LLP is a top-tier firm for client satisfaction. It is ranked second in a list of 43 UK and international law firms in Legal Week's annual Client Satisfaction Report.

Wragge & Co Pensions team celebrates 35 years of quality pensions advice

Wragge & Co LLP's Pensions team is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Founded in 1974 by retired partner Gerald Hingley, it has grown to include 40 specialist pension lawyers.

Wragge & Co is one of the world's most innovative law firms

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the world's most innovative law firms, according to a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked 11th in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

Wragge & Co pensions experts appointed to advise the Thales UK Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed sole legal adviser to the trustee of the billion pound Thales UK Pension Scheme. The scheme was created following the merger of eight Thales group schemes in July 2008.

Wragge & Co Pensions team appointed to advise £1.05 billion G4S Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed as legal advisers to G4S Trustees Limited, trustee of the G4S Pension Scheme. The defined benefit occupational DB scheme includes assets of more than £1 billion.

Wragge & Co maintains Big Tick status for eco-efficiency

Wragge & Co LLP has maintained its Big Tick status in Business in the Community's annual Awards for Excellence.

Wragge & Co advises Tarmac on £30 million highways deal

Wragge & Co LLP Construction & Engineering team has advised Tarmac on a highways term maintenance contract with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council worth approximately £30 million.

Wragge & Co named one of UK's best family-friendly employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for working families by work-life balance charity Working Families.

Wragge & Co named one of the UK's top employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the top 50 employers in the UK's Best Workplaces survey. This is the firm's ninth appearance in the annual report by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

Wragge & Co advises on government maritime procurement contract

Wragge & Co LLP Projects team has advised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and new client the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on the procurement of a contract with P&O Maritime Services (UK) Limited.

Wragge & Co Pensions team appointed to advise the trustees of £200 million Grant Thornton Pensions Fund

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has added an impressive name to its client list. The trustees of the Grant Thornton Pensions Fund have appointed Wragge & Co's award-winning team to provide ongoing pensions law advice.

Wragge & Co promoted to top ten in FTSE survey

Wragge & Co LLP has been ranked ninth in the Chambers and Partners survey of legal advisers to FTSE 100 and 250 companies.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins £600 million trustee client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustee of KPMG's £600 million UK pension schemes. The two schemes - the KPMG Staff Pension Scheme and the KMG Thomson McLintock Pension Scheme - include more than 12,500 members.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins new trustee client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the newly-formed Rheidol 2008 Pension Scheme.

Wragge & Co advises De Rigo on Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians merger

Wragge & Co LLP has advised De Rigo, Italian parent company of Dollond & Aitchison, on creating the UK's second largest optical chain. De Rigo and Alliance Boots have agreed to merge Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians.

Wragge & Co pensions experts appointed to advise Fujitsu Comparable Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the £120 million Fujitsu Comparable Pension Scheme. The scheme is Fujitsu Services' primary pension vehicle for employees joining under TUPE regulations.

Wragge & Co Pensions team appoints Mike Woodall

Wragge & Co LLP has strengthened its Public Sector Pensions team, appointing Mike Woodall as public sector pensions strategist.

Wragge & Co in FT top ten for innovation

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of Europe's most innovative law firms in the Financial Times' survey of innovation in the legal profession. The firm was ranked in seventh place in the FT Law 50.

Wragge & Co named European Pensions Law Firm of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP is the European Pensions Law Firm of the Year. The firm saw off strong competition from UK and international firms to secure victory at the first European Pensions Awards ceremony last night.

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has promoted eight new directors. The appointments, which follow a robust financial performance and the promotion of nine new partners, take effect from 1 July 2008.

Wragge & Co's pensions experts advise on £451 million liability buyout

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has advised the trustee of the Delta Pension Plan on a £451 million deal. In one of the largest such deals on record, Pension Insurance Corporation will take on financial responsibility for the majority of pensioner benefits.

Creativity during the crunch

During periods of economic uncertainty, human resources spending is often the first area cut, but creative thinking by astute HR professionals could produce more effective results for a business than reducing employee numbers.

Wragge & Co posts 11% growth to £125.5 million

Wragge & Co LLP announces turnover for the 2007/08 financial year of £125.5 million, an increase of 11.5% from last year's £112.6 million.

Wragge & Co enhances human resources capability with new partner

Wragge & Co LLP has expanded its Human Resources group with the appointment of Richard Lee as partner from 1 May 2008.

Wragge & Co appoints nine new partners

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed nine new partners, investing in key practice areas to deliver continued growth.

Admenta pension schemes choose Wragge & Co for legal advice

Wragge & Co's pensions experts seal novel pensions deal for Emap

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has advised the trustees of Emap plc defined benefit pension schemes on a buyout deal with Paternoster. Under the deal Paternoster will take on all financial responsibility for the pension schemes in place of Emap plc.

Wragge & Co advises North East Essex Primary Care Trust on out-of-hours GP service

Wragge & Co wins Ashridge Business School as new pensions client

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co wins FT pensions award

Wragge & Co named best workplace 'laureate' by FT

Pensions specialist joins Wragge & Co

Wragge & Co boosts Pensions Team with new partner

Wragge & Co completes £300 million corporate partnership for Sandwell Council

Wragge & Co helps secure PPF protection for MG Rover employees

Wragge & Co named top employer in Sunday Times survey

Wragge & Co completes cross-border M&A deal for Spectris plc

Wragge & Co advises NVM on defence MBO

Sea-change in the pensions market: the greater the challenge for trustees

Wragge & Co wins AMEC as a new trustee client