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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
EXCHANGE HOUSE
PRIMROSE STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2EG
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Employment, Pensions and Incentives

Position

Partner

Mark specialises in remuneration and employee incentives, advising listed and private companies and LLPs.

Career

Mark specialises in remuneration and employee incentives, advising companies, both listed and private, and LLPs, on the establishment and operation of cash and equity based incentive arrangements, their taxation and the effects of corporate actions. Mark also advises on corporate governance, including investor guidelines and the reporting of remuneration and, for financial services clients, on compliance with the various regulatory regimes applying to remuneration.

Mark is a co-author of Employee Share Schemes published by Bloomsbury Professional; a contributor to Revenue Law – Principles and Practice on the taxation of share plans; and author of the United Kingdom chapter on share plans in Employee Share Plans: International Legal and Tax Issues published by Globe Law and Business.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Employee share schemes

(Hall of Fame)

Mark IfeHerbert Smith Freehills LLP

Praised for its ‘concise, relevant and commercial‘ advice, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s practice is active across the remunerations spectrum, with key areas of focus being share plan and incentives related issues, including on major corporate transactions such as the recent reverse takeover of Shaftesbury plc, and corporate governance advice. Clients include blue chip listed and private companies, with the team advising a number of clients within the financial services sector. ‘Stand-out employee’ Paul Ellerman and Mark Ife, who is praised for his ‘exceptional depth and breadth of knowledge’, lead the team. Kiran Khetia is an expert on cash and share-based incentive arrangements, while Niall Crean has a notable focus on financial services remuneration mandates.