Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee Ownership
UK-wide
6 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Robert Postlethwaite
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
Robert is the founder of Postlethwaite Solicitors, a boutique law firm that specialises in all areas of employee ownership. Robert’s expertise is in the implementation of employee share ownership plans, specialising in the arrangement of ownership succession via employee trusts, and tax-advantaged employee ownership trusts (EOTs), and in addition arranging share incentive plans, EMI options, LTIPs and agreeing share valuations with HM Revenue and Customs.
He is the author of The Employee Ownership Manual, a guide to structuring employee ownership for company owners and their advisers (published October 2019 by Spiramus Press).
He has written and lectured extensively on employee ownership in the UK and overseas and has written or been featured in many news reports on employee ownership.
Career
LLB (Hons) University of Bristol.
The College of Law, Guildford
Professional Memberships
Share Plan Lawyers Group
The Law Society
Personal
“We appreciated your open and clear style of communication… it was refreshing to speak to a lawyer and have less questions at the end of the conversation than you had at the start.”
"I have to say that he is probably as good as it gets."
"Robert is employee ownership through and through and has written a very good guide to it."
Anonymous Quotes from Chambers & Partners Research 2025
Chambers Review
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee Ownership - UK-wide
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Robert Postlethwaite exhibits significant strength in advising clients on employee ownership. He offers additional expertise in share option schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Robert was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the process. No question or query was too insignificant.
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