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Employee share schemes

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

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Led the ‘outstanding’ Robert Birchall, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP boasts a broad client base encompassing the professional services, technology, energy, and healthcare sectors. Birchall is skilled at advising on private equity, tax, employee ownership trust, and incentives issues. Tessa Newman frequently assists clients with cross-border corporate taxation matters, while Lewis Currie is experienced in advising on M&A, incentives, and private equity matters.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I can honestly say every interaction with CRS and the different practices is always exceptional. They are extremely knowledgeable, diligent, understand our business and collaborate with us.'

  • ‘We work with Robert Birchall for a variety of compensation related projects. He always makes us feel highly valued and that our relationship is of the upmost importance regardless of his own workload. We truly appreciate the depth of his advice and breadth of expertise.'

  • 'We've worked with Tessa Newman and she is articulate, takes the time to provide practical guidance to sometimes complex legal terms and is reliable in delivery.’

  • ‘From our experience, CRS take a partner led approach to Employee Share Schemes which is essential due to their complexity and multiple variations that one can have in a scheme. That coupled with easy access to the partners separates them from their competitors.’

  • ‘We dealt extensively with one of CRS’ specialist partners, Robert Birchall. Rob stands out from the competitors because of his deep technical knowledge, consistent and relevant advice, as well as his well-thought-out solutions.'

  • ‘Robert Birchall and his team are all able to explain in laymen's terms the complicated legislation surrounding this subject matter.’

Key clients

  • QuestGates and its senior management
  • Hudl UK, Limited
  • SAI MedPartners
  • CliftonLarsonAllen LLP UK
  • Invinity Energy Systems plc
  • Forpeople Limited
  • FairXchange Limited

Work highlights

Advised Invinity Energy Systems plc, an AIM and AQSE listed client, on the share incentives elements of a wider transaction affected by means of a scheme of arrangement in the Jersey Court, including a reduction of capital in the UK Court.
Advised FairXchange Limited on the implementation of an “unapproved” option scheme to grant options over shares in FairXchange Limited to members of the senior management team.
Advised the founders of Forpeople on the legal implementation of the sale of a majority stake to an employee-ownership trust and a broader shift to an employee-ownership model for Forpeople.

Practice head

Robert Birchall

Other key lawyers

Tessa Newman; Lewis Currie