Samuel Taylor

Senior associate

About

Sam advises trustees and employers on a wide range of DB and DC pensions issues.

From a trustee perspective, Sam has experience in advising on business-as-usual pensions issues, as well as risk transfer projects. Recent examples include advising on an enhanced transfer exercise, a bulk transfer into a DC master trust, the closure of a scheme to future accrual and a buy-out of a DB scheme in advance of scheme wind-up.

Sam also has experience of advising corporate clients on transactions involving significant DB pension liabilities. This includes advising the buy-side on a takeover of a publicly listed company, on a proposed company voluntary arrangement, on the release of parent company guarantees and on the establishment of an asset-backed funding arrangement.


Memberships and Qualifications

Membership of professional bodies:

Association of Pension Lawyers (Full Member)


Career history

Qualified: 2018, England & Wales

Pensions experience since: 2018

Joined Sackers: 2022

Employers: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Trainee solicitor 2016-2018, Associate 2018-2022)


Academic history

University/College

St Catherine’s College, Oxford University (2012 to 2015)

BPP University (2016)

Degree:

BA in Jurisprudence

Legal Practice Course