Andrew Patterson
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
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About
Provided by Andrew Patterson
Practice Areas
Andrew Patterson specialises in all legal, regulatory, tax and governance aspects of remuneration, share plans and incentives.
Before joining Clifford Chance, Andrew was Head of Incentives Law at Barclays, with accountability for managing incentives legal risk on a global basis. Andrew has particular expertise in drafting and advising on the design, implementation and operation of remuneration arrangements for financial services institutions and helping clients navigate through a heavily regulated landscape.
He has extensive in-house and private practice experience of advising at the highest level, during a time of unprecedented legal and regulatory change.
Career
St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA) 2001
Trainee, Ashurst 2004
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2006
Joined Barclays 2010
Head of Incentives Law, Barclays 2016
Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2019
Chambers Review
UK
Andrew Patterson is recognised for his skill in incentives and remuneration. Having previously held significant in-house roles at major banks, he has deep knowledge of the financial services industry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is excellent, technically proficient and is across market practice and trends."
"Andrew is just a pleasure to work with."
"He is excellent, technically proficient and is across market practice and trends."
"Andrew is just a pleasure to work with."