About

Provided by Slaughter and May

Businesses are competing to recruit and retain talent during a time of significant political and investor scrutiny of reward and remuneration arrangements. Our leading practice has responded to our clients facing increasing challenges and scrutiny in the incentives arena.

We have broad experience of advising companies on all aspects of management and all-employee incentivisation, including navigating the latest corporate governance standards and regulatory requirements, advising remuneration committees on sensitive decisions relating to reward, designing, implementing and operating share and cash-based incentive plans, and dealing with the entire range of employee reward in connection with corporate transactions and restructurings.



Chambers Review

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Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - UK-wide
2
Band 2
What the Team is Known For

Slaughter and May advises on the share scheme aspects of major transactions. The team has a strong corporate client base, including blue-chip and multinational companies. The areas of expertise of the Slaughter and May team include advising on executive remuneration and boardroom pay issues. The firm is experienced in advising on malus and clawback provisions concerning cash and share inventive arrangements.

Work Highlights

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  • Slaughter and May advised Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS on the incentives issues related to the acquisition of up to 25% of the shares in Manchester United.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ian Brown
5
Ian Brown
5
Band 5

Ian Brown supports a busy corporate practice by offering expert advice on share schemes. His practice often sees him handle matters for clients across a range of jurisdictions.

"Ian's technical knowledge is standout. He is very responsive and practical."

"Ian is not just a superb and reliable lawyer; he is the friendliest of faces, particularly when you're working on an urgent matter."

"Ian is very responsive, knowledgeable and always explains complex matters in a logical and easy to follow way."

5
Philip Linnard
5
Band 5

Philip Linnard advises on a range of employee share schemes and incentives matters, including advising listed and unlisted companies on bonus and share plans, as well as the corporate governance requirements of executive remunerationparticularly on corporate transactions.

"His advice is succinct and commercially aware. He sees problems on the horizon and deals with them quickly and effectively."

"Phil is excellent. He continuously demonstrates superb knowledge within the field, always provides clear advice and has a commercial focus at all times. He is a pleasure to deal with."

"Philip is professional and reassuring."

U
Philippa O'Malley
U
Up and Coming

Philippa O'Malley is an up-and-coming partner in Slaughter and May's incentives practice. She assists large financial groups and corporate clients on their incentive arrangements and has extensive experience of post-merger work.

"Philippa is a really practical, thoughtful, talented and knowledgeable employment lawyer."

"Philippa is a top-notch UK benefits lawyer. She is responsive and commercial and we very much enjoy working with her."

"She's just really practical and thoughtful and will give sensible information immediately and off the cuff, which is what you need. She is really talented and knowledgeable. I love working with her."

"Philippa is an excellent adviser who is fantastic to work with. I would highly recommend her."

"Philippa is always available; nothing is too much trouble for her and she is very helpful and practical in her advice. She is really focused on the commercial outcomes and produces great guidance."

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Employee Share Schemes & Incentives

Ian Brown
5
Ian Brown
5
Band 5
5
Philip Linnard
5
Band 5
U
Philippa O'Malley
U
Up and Coming

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