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Yannis Samothrakis

Yannis Samothrakis

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Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

Insurance - ‘Yannis Samothrakis is our regular advisor for all French and European regulatory issues such as the cross-border provision of insurance and reinsurance services. His availability, responsiveness, pragmatism and market knowledge make Yannis a trusted partner for all complex operations.’

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Yannis is a Partner in the (Re)Insurance & Industrial Risks department at Taylor Wessing.

Yannis assists clients on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, in particular mergers, acquisitions and insurance / reinsurance portfolio transfers. Yannis also advises clients on French domestic and European regulatory matters such as the cross-border provision of insurance and reinsurance services, branch business across the EU, compliance with French law provisions for European or non-European insurers and reinsurers.

Prior to joining Taylor Wessing, Yannis was a partner in major US and UK law firms. He previously worked at the Economics & Finance Committee of the European insurance and reinsurance federation (Insurance Europe) in Brussels, as well as for Skandia Life in the UK. He holds a Masters degree from Warwick Business School and a law degree from Lille University in France. He teaches insurance law at the Insurance Institute of Paris at Paris Dauphine University.

Yannis is a member of the legal commission and of the run-off working group of the Association of French Reinsurance Professionals (APREF) and participated in the work of the legal working group set-up by the French Treasury on the transposition of Solvency II. Yannis has also been appointed as an expert on the EC’s Expert Group on a European Insurance Contract Law.




Expertise

Services and Groups

Insurance & reinsurance disputes

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Insurance

CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2012 Partner, Clyde & Co
2003 Associate, Dewey & LeBoeuf

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2012 Partner, Clyde & Co
2003 Associate, Dewey & LeBoeuf

Memberships & Associations

  • Member of the Legal Committee and the Run-Off Group of the Association des professionnels de la réassurance en France (APREF)
  • Chairman of the State Supervision Working Party of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA) and member of its Presidential Council

Additional languages

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Awards

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

Featured

Insurance - ‘Yannis Samothrakis is our regular advisor for all French and European regulatory issues such as the cross-border provision of insurance and reinsurance services. His availability, responsiveness, pragmatism and market knowledge make Yannis a trusted partner for all complex operations.’

Chambers & Partners France 2025

Insurance (Individual ranking) - "Yannis is just amazing. I would go to him in France for insurance cases." ; "Yannis Samothrakis is very strategic and can really work in details. He gives simple, straightforward and clear answers. He is eager to assist and is available."

Chambers and Partners 2024

Insurance (Individual ranking) - "Yannis is pragmatic and has a good understanding of insurance regulations."

Chambers and Partners 2023

“Yannis Samothrakis is very detail-oriented and never makes mistakes”

Yannis Samothrakis is described as a very competent, pragmatic and commercial. An extremely competent and reliable lawyer.

“Yannis Samothrakis possesses a strong track record in the insurance and reinsurance sector”. He is appreciated by sources for giving “clear, custom-tailored advice that is easy to implement”

Since 2021, Yannis has been ranked by peers in Best Lawyers.

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France (re)introduces collaterals for certain third countries reinsurers

5 February 2024
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