Incentives
We have real insight and up-to-date knowledge of current market equity and reward trends.
Staying on top of frequent changes in legislation and market practice is a crucial part of any employer's business and fundamental to managing reputational risk, particularly for remuneration committees. Our global team of over 120 incentives experts, based across our network of more than 40 offices specialises in the key aspects of this area such as tax, company, securities and regulatory law, and monitors market practice developments.
We regularly advise on the operation of share plans in approximately 75 jurisdictions, ranging from Azerbaijan to Australia. Our global offices and our network of relationship firms enables us to offer our clients outstanding global coverage. We work seamlessly in collaboration with our employment, corporate and banking colleagues to ensure that our clients receive the highest quality advice. Experienced in share plan design, we regularly advise clients on the impact of corporate transactions on share plans. Our proactive analysis of market practice and data enables us to provide our clients with practical and commercial expert advice.
We are constantly seeking ways to be innovative and develop online tools to assist our clients to work as efficiently as possible. This includes our leading product Global Shareweb.
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News: 28 April 2022
Allen & Overy advises Riverside on the acquisition of GFP
Allen & Overy advised private equity investor The Riverside Company (Riverside) on the acquisition of Austrian GFP HandelsgesmbH via its portfolio company TOOLPORT GmbH (Toolport).
News: 28 April 2022
Allen & Overy announces the appointment of three counsels in Italy
Elia Ferdinando Clarizia, Antonio Ferri and Giorgia Giorgetti have been promoted to counsel at Allen & Overy in Italy, effective 1 May 2022. Elia, Antonio and Giorgia are part of the Tax, Corporate…
Publications: 19 April 2022
Teleworking in Luxembourg - Are you ready for 1 July 2022?
As from 1 July 2022, the Luxembourg rules on telework resulting from an agreement of 20 October 2020 between social partners (declared generally applicable by grandducal regulation of 22 January 2021)…
Publications: 13 October 2020
Podcast: AGMs and Annual Reports: What you need to know this year
In this podcast our team of A&O experts cover the key issues company secretaries and their teams need to think about when preparing for their next AGM and Annual Report.
Recognition
There’s not been a question or issue presented to A&O by my team that has not been dealt with quickly and succinctly and with the appropriate level of background to ensure that I can act on the matter with the fullest of confidence.
Legal 500 UK 2021, Employee Share Schemes
The whole team strikes an excellent balance between pragmatically helping us achieve the outcomes we desire without us worrying that we are doing is incorrect and/or outside of best practice.
Legal 500 UK 2021, Employee Share Schemes
Knowledgeable, responsive and easy to work with.
Chambers UK 2021, Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
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