Employee Share Schemes & Incentives

Shepherd and Wedderburn acts across the full spectrum of employee share scheme issues, from the designing and drafting of plans to their implementation and operation. It advises clients ranging from international FTSE 100 businesses to small start-ups. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team is accomplished in cross-border matters.

"They are a very competent and affable team which is always prepared to go above and beyond."

"The team is excellent, very client-focused and supportive."

"They are really valuable, trusted advisers and almost feel like an extension of the in-house team."

Shepherd and Wedderburn advised Ricardo on its directors' renumeration policy and amendments to its long-term incentive plan.

Rodger Cairns is the head of the employee share incentives team at Shepherd and Wedderburn. He assists clients with the design and implementation of executive compensation and incentive plans. "Rodger is a pleasure to work with. He is personable, knowledgeable and pragmatic." "Rodger is an expert in his field, extremely knowledgeable and has the ability to convert complex matters into understandable communication." "Rodger is fantastic. He is very responsive with great client-handling skills and is all over the detail."

Gavin Charlton is a legal director who focuses on employee share schemes. He advises a wide variety of listed and private companies on the implementation of share plans. "Gavin is a subject matter expert, but can explain things in layman's terms."

Hannah Bruce assists public and private companies with the implementation of share scheme options. She also advises on other forms of remuneration. "Hannah is responsive, easy to work with and has good knowledge."