Mary Naylor
Principal Associate
- Qualified, Solicitor of England & Wales (2009)
Areas of focus

Areas of focus
Mary advises both trustees and employers on the full spectrum of pensions matters. Her recent work includes helping trustee clients manage their interactions with the Pensions Regulator, advising on all forms of risk transfer, GMP equalisation projects and data protection and cyber security issues. Mary also has invaluable experience following an in-house secondment at one of the UK's biggest pension schemes, working on a variety of topical issues including governance arrangements and disclosure obligations.
Mary enjoys working collaboratively and is to the point and pragmatic; "not stuffy, but knows her stuff" (Pensions Manager, large hybrid scheme of a UK based FTSE 250 company).
Mary is a full member of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL).
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