Paul Sweeney

Paul Sweeney serves as Senior Advisor to BLB&G, supporting clients in the UK and Ireland. An English-qualified Solicitor, Paul brings extensive in-house financial services experience as a General Counsel, with an emphasis on asset management, governance, and regulation.

Prior to advising BLB&G, Paul served 18 years as General Counsel at L&G Asset Management, the UK’s largest asset manager, where he led and developed Legal, Compliance, Company Secretarial and Governance teams. He has extensive senior management and leadership experience, including board attendance and Executive Committee membership, where he provided clarity to complex issues and guided the organization through global regulatory and commercial challenges.

Previously, Paul trained and practiced as a Solicitor at the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority (now the Financial Conduct Authority). In this role, he advised the regulator on its obligations under UK and EU financial services legislation, rules, and guidance, focusing on issues impacting investment firms.

Paul’s deep knowledge of legal, compliance, and governance issues facing asset managers, combined with his hands-on experience advising legal and regulatory matters, provides unique value to asset managers and institutional investors in the region.