Lovells

John Young has been Senior Partner of Lovells since 1 May 2004. For many years he has spent the whole of his professional time advising on the regulation of insurance business and corporate transactions within the insurance industry, both in the UK and internationally. Apart from his duties as Senior Partner he manages the activities of the lawyers in Lovells’ Financial Institutions Group. Under his leadership the Lovells corporate insurance team has become widely regarded as the leading UK team in its field and has evolved a significant worldwide reputation. In the last dozen years John has advised on many of the most significant deals within the UK insurance industry and has advised over 100 insurance groups on corporate or regulatory matters. The 2003/2004 edition of Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession and the 2003 edition of Legal 500 both named him as the UK’s leading solicitor in the field of non-contentious insurance. John speaks frequently in the UK and overseas on subjects relating to the regulation of insurance and transactions involving insurance companies and businesses.