Niall Crean

- Executive compensation and incentives

- Employment, pensions and incentives

- Corporate governance

Niall is a senior associate based in our London office. Niall works in the London Remuneration & Incentives team who focuses on employee incentives and remuneration, advising listed and private companies. He 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. Niall advises clients on corporate governance and remuneration reporting, including on the preparation of directors’ remuneration policies, as well as on the remuneration aspects of executive recruitments and terminations. Niall has a particular focus on advising banks and other financial institutions on compliance with remuneration regulations. Niall joined the firm as a trainee in 2014, qualified in 2016, and was promoted to Senior Associate in July 2021. Niall is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group.

For additional information on Niall’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/n/niall-crean

Niall is a joint contributor on employee incentives in Revenue Law: Principles and Practice (pub. Bloomsbury).