Macfarlanes LLP

Macfarlanes LLP has a broad practice, advising clients within the financial services, private capital, manufacturing, and retail industries. Commended as ‘technically excellent’, the team’s capabilities include advising on takeovers, acquisitions, demergers, and incentive schemes. Heading up the practice, Robert Collard leads the rewards team, with his recent caseload including advisory work for professional services and automotive companies. Collard also advises on remuneration policies, incentives plans, M&A tax and rewards issues. The ’incredible’ Rasmus Berglund often leads on high-value, cross-border matters involving incentives arrangements, tax issues, and share plans, as well as issues arising out of complex corporate transactions, working for a range of clients in the retail, mining, and technology sectors. Mark Petch advises on share plans, remuneration, and employee benefit issues, while Philip Swinburn has recently advised global asset managers on employee incentive structures.