Lauded by clients for its ‘knowledge, commercial acumen, responsiveness and reliability’, the practice at Linklaters LLP specialises in advising large multinational corporations on global share plans. The team’s notably broad client roster includes global energy companies, consumer goods companies, banks, and mining companies. Practice head Alexandra Beidas is highly experienced in handling both transactional and advisory work for global, high-profile clients; her recent caseload consists of advising on remuneration and incentives issues for a broad client base, including retailers, energy companies, and asset managers. Cara Hegarty is skilled at advising on remuneration issues and employee stock ownership plans, as is Bradley Richardson, who often acts for banks and consumer goods companies. Ben McCarthy, Kaleigh Jones, and Stephanie Creese are other key names within the team, frequently assisting on remuneration and employee incentive matters.
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Testimonials
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‘The quality of legal advice is excellent, especially from the partners, who provide commercial advice in a technical area.'
'They are responsive and always seek to understand the problems we are trying to solve from a commercial, rather than just legal perspective.'
'They are a pleasure to deal with and are very responsive.’
‘The balance of knowledge, commercial acumen, responsiveness and reliability.’
‘Alexandra Beidas is second to none in her support; she would always be my "go to" lawyer, she is like an extension of the in-house team on complex cases.'
- 'The whole team deserve credit - they are responsive, commercial, considered, and they are trusted partners.’
- 'Bradley Richardson is the lead on our account. He is extremely knowledgeable and responsive to any queries we raise. I appreciate Bradley for his guidance and ability to respond quickly to our requests. His responses and opinions are always thorough and thoughtful.'
- 'Bradley Richardson is always there at the end of the phone. Knows and understands our business and willing to help where/when he can.'
- 'Linklaters has provided extremely responsive and proactive counsel to us on Long-term Incentives for both plan design and administration.'
- Linklaters has a deep knowledge of the house building industry in general and Vistry Group specifically. The team is readily available to answer questions and provide guidance. Since I am chair of the remuneration committee, I can rely on them for support when handling complex issues.'
Key clients
- Spirent Communications plc
- Britvic plc
- National Grid plc
- Barratt Redrow plc
- HSBC Latin America Holdings
- Rightmove plc
- Mondi PLC
- Raspberry Pi
- Hg Pooled Management Limited
- Anglo American plc
Work highlights
Advised Cambridge-based Raspberry Pi on all incentives aspects of its IPO and listing on the Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Advised Britvic plc on all employment and incentives’ aspects of its takeover by Carlsberg A/S for £3.3bn combining two major bottling providers of PepsiCo Inc.
Advised Anglo American on the employee share plan, remuneration, and HR aspects of its successful defence of what would have been one of the largest takeovers in recent years, with a deal value of £39bn, by BHP.
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Practice head
Alexandra Beidas
Other key lawyers
Cara Hegarty; Bradley Richardson; Ben McCarthy; Kaleigh Jones; Stephanie Creese