Eversheds poaches pensions pair from Squire Sanders

LAW firm Eversheds has expanded its Birmingham pensions practice with two new partner hires. Both have been recruited from city rival Squires Sanders.

That brings to three the number of senior pension staff who have left Squire Sanders for Eversheds in a matter of months.

The two latest recruits are Emma King and Sarah Franklin. King joins as a partner. At Squires Sanders she held the position of Birmingham head of pensions. She has a dual practice in non-contentious and pensions litigation and sits on the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) Litigation Committee and the Midlands APL committee.

Franklin, who has been appointed as partner in the Birmingham pensions team, has more than 20 years of experience in pensions law and specialises in defined benefit pension arrangements.

Ingrid Everson, Birmingham head of pensions at Eversheds, said:  “We’re excited to welcome two top Midlands pension partners to the team. Our pensions team has gone from strength to strength in recent months and the appointment of Emma and Sarah follow that of another leading pensions partner, formerly international head of pensions at Squires, François Barker.

“The new partners will be a welcomed asset in our busy and dynamic pensions practice.”