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Gillian Parnell

UK 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives

UK-wide

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Practice Areas

Gill Parnell is a partner in the Compensation Group, part of the Employment Department of the London office of Baker McKenzie. She advises on all aspects of employee share plans and employee taxation.

Gill advises on a wide variety of matters relating to employee share incentives and employment taxation, including executive remuneration. Gill assists companies with the tax and social security consequences of employees working remotely abroad or coming to work in the UK. Gill has a focus on the tax aspects of the modern workforce. Gill assists UK and multinational companies with the design, implementation and administration of their UK and international share plans and other incentive plans. She also advises on employee share incentives and executive remuneration in the context of corporate transactions.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of England & Wales - Member

SharePlan Lawyers Group - Member

ProShare - Member

Global Equity Organisation - Member

ESOP Centre - Member

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - UK-wide

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Gillian Parnell serves a portfolio of high-profile international companies and financial services clients. She advises on remuneration and assists with the tax implications of financial structuring arrangements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gillian is fantastic - very clever and very quick to answer things. She is pragmatic and unflappable.
Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Gillian is a delight to work with; she really gets it and gets matters done.
Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Gillian is very talented and easy to engage with.
Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Gill has been supporting us for many years and is always very informative, practical and friendly. It is clear she knows her subject but also the other commercial aspects which interact with it.
Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession