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Jaspal Pachu

Jaspal Pachu

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Jaspal is a partner in the corporate tax team specialising in employee incentives.

He has extensive experience of advising on a range of corporate tax and incentives issues, including capital markets transactions, mergers & acquisitions, corporate structuring, company reorganisations, real estate transactions and disputes with HM Revenue and Customs.

He advises both employers and senior management on employee share schemes, employee ownership and management incentivisation arrangements and sits on the tax and executive committees (and is co-chair of the tax committee) of the Share Plan Lawyers Group. His clients include listed companies, private equity, large and mid-tier corporates, owner managed businesses, partnerships and LLP’s and individuals in a wide range of industry sectors in the UK and overseas.

Jaspal has written a number of articles and has taken part in Government consultations on tax and share schemes.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee Ownership - UK-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jaspal Pachu of CMS advises corporate clients on share schemes and incentive plans following transactions. He also has considerable expertise in tax law and how it overlaps with incentives work.

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - UK-wide

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Jaspal Pachu advises corporate clients on share schemes and incentive plans following transactions. He also has considerable expertise in tax law and how it overlaps with incentives work.

Strengths

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  • Jaspal has a brain the size of a planet. He is a pleasure to work with.

    Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee OwnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jaspal Pachu was exceptional in navigating our complex share scheme. He was also unwavering in finding a solution, which meant we could move forward with our plans.

    Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee OwnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jaspal is highly intellectual: he could give a KC a runaround! He has good knowledge of ownership and is a pleasure to work with. He does not lord it over others: he works collaboratively.

    Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee OwnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jaspal is exceptional in navigating complex share schemes. He was also unwavering in finding a solution which meant we could move forward with our plans.

    Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Jaspal contributes well and is a good lawyer. He is a super nice person to work with.

    Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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