Lauded by clients as a ‘diverse team able to offer an integrated full spectrum of legal services to resolve multi-dimensional legal issues’, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP frequently acts for financial services, logistics, and professional services companies. Co-leading the global practice, Paul Ellerman frequently leads on incentives and remuneration aspects of transactions, often working for listed companies and financial and professional services firms. Alongside him, Mark Ife co-leads the global practice, specialising in remuneration, reorganisation, and incentives matters for financial services firms. Niall Crean boasts expertise in assisting clients with matters involving executive recruitment arrangements and incentives arrangements, often acting for local and international private and listed companies. Kiran Khetia is a key practitioner within the team, assisting clients with executive remuneration and incentives matters, often working on transactions, IPOs and demergers. Christopher White consistently provides support on an array of advisory work, including drafting all-employee share and cash plans, employee benefit trust arrangements, and global employee share plans.
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Testimonials
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‘Commercial, responsive, technical.’
‘Mark Ife is excellent.'
‘Capable diverse team able to offer an integrated full spectrum of legal services to resolve multi-dimensional legal issues.’
‘Responsive, highly knowledgeable partners and associates who offer a one-stop shop for multi-dimensional legal issues, always providing pragmatic solutions evidencing deep understanding of the client's business and goals to be achieved.’
‘Reliable, good quality advice.’
‘The team provides practical advice which is presented in a way that is easy to digest.’
Key clients
- Associated British Foods
- BAT
- BHP
- British Land
- Cohort
- Comcast
- easyJet
- Ferrexpo
- Genus
- Inchcape
- Jet2
- Kin + Carta
Work highlights
Advising Wincanton plc on the share plan and incentive aspects of its publicly contested takeover offers, namely the original cash offer from CEVA Logistics S.A., a subsidiary of the France based ports operator CMA CGM S.A, and on the subsequent competing cash offer from U.S. listed, GXO Logistics, Inc.
Advising Marex on its initial public offering, registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and listing on Nasdaq (April 2024), including on the impact of the pre-IPO reorganisation on the various series of leveraged growth shares held by its employees.
Advising Kin + Carta on the share plan aspects of its takeover by funds advised by BC Partners.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Paul Ellerman; Mark Ife
Other key lawyers
Niall Crean; Kiran Khetia; Christopher White