Employee Share Schemes & Incentives

About

Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel

Gide has established in Paris a leading team dedicated to employee shareholding, executive compensation and related governance issues. Our team is headed by Sami Toutounji, a partner in the M&A/Corporate practice group, working with a team of associates who have long-standing experience.

Our added value:

• A dedicated team that is recognised as the market leader with expertise in French law and knowledge of plan implementation around the world

• An ability to cover all relevant issues, thanks in particular to the firm's full service capacity (in particular corporate and tax aspects) as well as an organized international network for key jurisdictions outside of France

• First-rate experience that make this team a market leader, in particular in the context of IPOs

• A solid track record. Over the last two years, our team has successfully implemented approximately 50 share purchase plans, extending to approximately 100 countries, handling all legal and tax aspects

Gide's field of expertise:

• Design of employee stock purchase and executive compensation plans
• International plan implementation
• IPO and capital markets experience
• Governance