Akin

Stephen has substantial experience advising private equity sponsors and public companies on the taxation and structuring of management equity and share incentive arrangements, among many other types of matters. He is also an experienced employment lawyer.

Stephen leads on the negotiation, drafting and implementation of the management equity piece in private equity-backed acquisitions and focuses on aligning rewards for the leadership team with the creation of value for investors over a multi-year period. He develops innovative approaches to solve tax, legal and governance problems for leading funds and corporates.

With extensive experience advising U.S. investors investing in U.K. and European assets, Stephen combines a deep knowledge of employment law and the tax, corporate law and structuring aspects of management incentive arrangements and share inventive plans.

Stephen also has many years of experience guiding U.S.-based clients on the introduction of incentive arrangements in different jurisdictions including Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America and finding solutions to the tax, employment and regulatory issues that arise in these jurisdictions.