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Provided by Mark Ife

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Practice Areas

- Employment, pensions and incentives

- Executive compensation and incentives

- Corporate governance

- Financial services regulatory

Career

Mark is a partner based in our London office. Mark is co-head of the London Remuneration & Incentives team, who focuses on employee incentives and remuneration, advising both listed and private companies. Mark advises on the establishment, operation and tax implications of a variety of cash and share-based incentive arrangements. He also advises on the incentives aspects of corporate actions, including takeovers, IPOs, schemes of arrangement, rights issues and demergers. Mark also advises on the remuneration aspects of executive recruitments and terminations and is a professional in advising financial institutions, including banks and asset managers, on compliance with remuneration regulations. Mark joined the firm as a trainee in 1998, qualified in 2000 and became a Partner in 2008. Mark is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group, and a member of its Tax Committee. Mark is the author of Employee Share Schemes published by Bloomsbury Professional, one of the leading texts on the subject. He is the joint contributor on employee incentives in Revenue Law: Principles and Practice (pub. Bloomsbury) and co-author of Chambers and Partners' Venture Capital 2024.

For additional information on Mark’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/m/mark-ife

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Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - UK-wide

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Mark Ife advises on remuneration and incentives issues arising from transactions and takeovers. His client base includes notable financial services companies.

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Global Practice Guide
Mark Ife
Stephen Newby
Dylan Doran Kennett
Michael Jacobs
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Mark Ife, Stephen Newby, Dylan Doran Kennett, Michael Jacobs
Article • Apr 2025
Global Practice Guide
Mark Ife
Michael Jacobs
Stephen Newby
Dylan Doran Kennett
Authored by
Mark Ife, Michael Jacobs, Stephen Newby, Dylan Doran Kennett
Article • Apr 2025

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