Rasmus Berglund
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
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Band 4
About
Provided by Rasmus Berglund
Practice Areas
Tax & Reward
Career
Ras is a partner in the remuneration practice. With more than 15 years’ experience, he specialises in all aspects of UK and international employee and executive incentive arrangements.
Ras’s practice includes the design, implementation and operation of a wide range of employee share plans and executive remuneration arrangements as well as the treatment and negotiation of incentives in the context of corporate transactions.
He advises on all share plan-related matters including individual and corporate tax and structuring, global regulatory compliance, trust and nominee arrangements, plan administration, data protection and employment issues. Ras has a particular focus on corporate governance and remuneration disclosure for listed companies and, having spent time on secondment with one the largest UK banks, also advises on UK and European remuneration regulation within the financial services sector.
Ras is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group and on the Steering Committee of the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Centre. He is also qualified as a US Certified Equity Professional (CEP).
Chambers Review
UK
Rasmus Berglund has notable experience handling corporate governance and remuneration matters for executives. His client base includes major financial institutions and listed companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is an extremely good lawyer to work with on matters pertaining to employment taxation. His emotional quotient really carves a niche for him in the space."
"Rasmus is very diligent, approachable, commercially minded and a pleasure to work with."
"Rasmus had the ability to tackle complex issues and look around corners to anticipate potential issues and consequences."
"He is an extremely good lawyer to work with on matters pertaining to employment taxation. His emotional quotient really carves a niche for him in the space."
"Rasmus is very diligent, approachable, commercially minded and a pleasure to work with."
"Rasmus had the ability to tackle complex issues and look around corners to anticipate potential issues and consequences."