Partner and Head of Derivatives & Structured Products, Travers Smith LLP
Jonathan Gilmour is a Partner and Head of the Derivatives & Structured Products at Travers Smith LLP. His practice encompasses all aspects of pensions investment work from both a transactional and advisory perspective. He is regarded by peers and clients as a leading specialist in his field, and as a champion of “buy-side” interests in the United Kingdom derivatives market. His clients include some of the United Kingdom’s largest and most sophisticated occupational pension schemes. His work includes advising on evolving ESG and sustainability investment policies and horizon scanning in relation to ESG and sustainability regulations. He has worked on several projects for the Impact Investing Institute, the UN PRI and the Green Finance Institute, is an active member of the Policy Committee of the UK Sustainable Investment & Finance Association and is a member of the Travers Smith Sustainability Taskforce, with responsibility alongside our pensions partner team for ESG requirements applicable in the pensions sector and sustainable finance initiatives. Gilmour is involved with key industry associations, including his roles as Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers’ Investment & DC Sub-committee, the Society of Pension Professionals’ Investment Committee, the Financial Markets Law Committee's Insurance & Pensions Scoping Forum and as Treasurer of the Pensions Management Institute’s London Group Committee.