Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
Contact number
(020) 7184 7000About
Provided by Dechert LLP
Our London employee benefits and executive compensation team advises many of the firm’s most important clients, with a cross-section of industry experience, which perfectly complements the office’s other strengths.
We are active on matters that span across practice areas, with several of this team’s lawyers also recognised as leading experts in areas such as employment law, tax and partnership. This underlies our dominance in particular sectors, notably financial services and investment management, where key executives play important, existential roles in many organisations. We are equally adept at handling share and incentive schemes for large corporations with a high numbers of employees too.
We stand out by the quality of our mandates, which fully complements the client base of the firm, including:
- The design and implementation of incentive schemes, share and non-equity based, and deferral plans.
- Regulatory and tax-driven practice, well-suited to financial services sector.
- Incentives issues in the context of large corporate transactions.
Chambers Review
Dechert is particularly noted for its expertise in employee equity and cash-based incentives. The team has experience managing incentives aspects of transactions as well as particular expertise with Long Term Incentive Plans, including those with cross-border elements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provided swift initial advice, responded to questions promptly and updated their advice accordingly."
"Dechert have been great at providing us with guidance in terms of commercial position on incentive plans."
"The team is excellent, technically strong and well experienced."
"The team provided swift initial advice, responded to questions promptly and updated their advice accordingly."
"Dechert have been great at providing us with guidance in terms of commercial position on incentive plans."
"The team is excellent, technically strong and well experienced."
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Hawthorne is noted for his broad expertise in tax and incentives matters, particularly on behalf of major clients in the financial services sector.
"Daniel's advice is practical, commercially focused and targeted. He was able to assess and advise on complex off-market structures and inspired great confidence."
"Daniel was technical, clear, adaptable and responsive. He was able to anticipate our needs and provide practical solutions and recommendations."
"He is a subject matter expert on ESOP and his communication skills, contributions and service levels are excellent."