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Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

Paul specialises in employee equity incentives and executive remuneration.

He acts for companies (both publicly listed and private) on all aspects of employee equity incentives, including design, the tax and cost implications, shareholder communication, corporate governance and best practice. Paul has extensive corporate transactional experience and advises on share plan issues arising from IPOs, mergers and acquisitions.

He also deals with high level recruitment and terminations. He has specialised in this area for over 27 years, and has acted for many companies extending their employee share plans internationally. Paul also advises on (i) the establishment, operation and tax implications of limited liability partnerships; (ii) the FCA's corporation governance and remuneration codes and the PRA's remuneration code.

He is a regular speaker at conferences and contributes to publications on employee share incentives. He is a member of the Share Schemes Lawyers Group.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Paul McCarthy offers a wealth of experience in executive compensation and employee incentive matters. He advises publicly listed and private companies, including in the context of transactions.

Strengths

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  • Paul is very knowledgeable.

    Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Paul has strong subject matter expertise and is quick to respond.

    Employee Share Schemes & IncentivesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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