ENGLAND & WALES Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: James Ross, Claire Matthews, Karen Bail and Marianna Vlas Winston Taylor Winston Taylor is a transatlantic law firm built for the businesses, people and markets driving capital and innovation. The firm is present in the major commer - cial centres that matter to global clients: the USA, the UK, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. With a team of over 1,400 lawyers, Winston Taylor brings deep experience in major litigation, critical transac -
tions, strategic IP and private wealth, and has four fo - cus sectors: technology, media and telecommunica - tions, life sciences and healthcare, financial services, and projects, energy and infrastructure. Whatever the challenge, Winston Taylor is in the room with its cli - ents, shoulder to shoulder in the everyday moments and the ones that change everything.
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James Ross is a partner in the tax team at Winston Taylor. He advises on
Claire Matthews is a partner at Winston Taylor specialising in employee incentives. She advises clients on all forms of management and employee incentive arrangements, including option plans
a broad range of tax matters (both advisory and transactional), including the structuring and negotiation of M&A transactions, advising US-based clients on the structuring of acquisitions and inward investments in the UK and Europe, corporate restructuring matters, including financing and intellectual property holding structures, and assisting clients in relation to tax authority enquiries and audits. James has a particular focus on cross- border work. He works with a wide range of clients from large multinationals and private equity funds to privately held companies, family offices and private clients.
and other share awards, cash plans, crypto tokens and UK tax-favoured plans. Claire works with clients from start-ups to listed multinationals in a variety of sectors, in particular technology, energy and infrastructure and life sciences. During her career, as well as law she has worked in executive remuneration consulting and in-house reward, which gives her a 360 degree view of incentives, enabling her to partner with her clients to find the right solutions for their businesses.
Karen Bail is a senior associate at Winston Taylor specialising in employee incentives and advises on a full range of matters for both listed and private companies. Her experience includes advising on the
Marianna Vlas is a senior associate at Winston Taylor in the tax and incentives group specialising in employee incentives. Marianna
advises on a full range of employee incentive matters, and has particular experience with takeovers, mergers and acquisitions and structuring of tax-favoured and non tax- favoured equity plans. Marianna regularly advises on HMRC compliance requirements related to equity arrangements.
roll-out of plans across multiple jurisdictions, executive remuneration, structuring of tax-favoured and non tax-favoured equity arrangements, IPOs, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions.
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