Law firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Birmingham partner Matthew Giles as the new group leader of its pensions practice.
Mr Giles has been with the firm for more than 20 years and became a partner in 2008, taking over leadership of the Birmingham pensions team in 2013.
He specialises in advising on defined benefit pension plans, focusing on a range of deficit management strategies, and helps trustees, sponsors and overseas parent companies on all aspects of pension plan management and compliance. He succeeds Clifford Sims.