DLA Piper

‘Seasoned professional’ Nick Hipwell heads up the offering at DLA Piper, which provides advice on the full spectrum of employee share plans matters, from design and implementation issues to providing ongoing support. In addition to its advisory capabilities, the team handles compliance-related matters, as well as offering support and guidance to clients regarding the impact of corporate transactions on complex cross-jurisdictional share plans. Martin MacLeod is a key name in the practice, with particular experience handling all-employee share schemes in international contexts, and bespoke executive arrangement matters. Tamsin Nicholds bolstered the practice with her arrival from Fieldfisher in October 2023, and Sarah Ferguson departed to Bird & Bird LLP in September 2023.