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Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, and Equity and Share Incentives
Well-designed compensation programs motivate performance and attract and retain talent. Legislative and regulatory changes, combined with heightened shareholder sensitivity, and a media focus on compensation, have made the design of appropriate compensation arrangements increasingly complex.
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Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, and Equity and Share Incentives
Well-designed compensation programs motivate performance and attract and retain talent. Legislative and regulatory changes, combined with heightened shareholder sensitivity, and a media focus on compensation, have made the design of appropriate compensation arrangements increasingly complex.
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Our lawyers work with companies all over the world to design, develop, and operate compensation programs that fit the needs of a particular business and reflect emerging views of best practice. We advise public and private companies, large and small. We know our clients’ businesses and industries, and provide integrated solutions tailored to a company’s organizational and cost constraints.
We work with companies to design, implement, and operate cash and share incentive plans and other benefit programs that comply with tax, securities, employment, and other applicable laws around the globe. We work seamlessly with our client’s consultants, accountants, actuaries, and other advisors.
Our lawyers are leaders in professional associations and industry groups, shaping evolving policy in the areas of compensation, benefits, and corporate governance. Together with our public company advisory lawyers, we advise boards of directors, remuneration and compensation committees, and management on questions of corporate governance compliance and public disclosure of compensation arrangements.
We can help you address the issues that arise with compensation and benefits arrangements in mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, initial public offerings (IPOs), and other disposals.
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Hogan Lovells US LLP’s team is distinguished by its global reach, deep industry knowledge, and sophisticated transactional expertise, leveraging its presence in key commercial and emerging markets to advise on complex cross-border executive compensation issues with a seamless integration of corporate, tax, and securities considerations.
Legal 500 USA 2025
Hogan Lovells has the ability to translate relatively complex subject matter into easily digestible practical advice.
Chambers USA 2025 (client quote)
Hogan Lovells International LLP fields a practice which is well equipped to advise on the full spectrum of employee incentive matters, from long-term cash incentives work, to bespoke management equity planning issues, to multi-jurisdictional employee equity mandates.
Legal 500 UK 2025
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A Canadian private equity-backed holding vehicle for life sciences investments on the offer of securities to senior United Kingdom (UK) executives of an underlying investee company.
A FTSE 250 listed company on a new bespoke director share plan, including designing the plan and its terms, drafting the plan documents, and preparing shareholder communications.
A global asset manager on tax and legal issues arising in relation to the implementation and operation of its long-term cash incentive plans.
A global clothing group on a number of executive compensation matters, in the United States (U.S.) and around the world.
A global consumer brand company on grants of employee equity awards in over 30 jurisdictions globally, including securities, tax, employment, and other legal considerations.
A global food and beverage group on the structuring, implementation, and ongoing operation of a long-term cash incentive plan in the UK, and other European and global jurisdictions.
A global insurer on the annual UK launch of a global insurer's international all-employee share plan, and in relation to selective grants made under other plans to UK participants.
A global life sciences business on annual grants and implementation of its international share plans in over 20 countries, including both time and performance vesting awards.
A joint-venture (JV) investor on the establishment of a new management incentive equity plan for key management and employees of the JV entity.
A listed fashion group on the establishment of a new management incentive equity plan for key management and employees of the JV entity.
A North American consumer facing business on its expansion into the UK market and development of a bespoke management incentive for key UK executives.
A private capital lender on the establishment of a new management incentive plan following its distressed purchase of the entire share capital of a borrower.
AmerisourceBergen Corporation on its US$6.47bn acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s wholesale distribution business in Europe.
An international hotel group on the structuring, implementation and ongoing operation of a long-term cash incentive plan in the UK and other European and global jurisdictions.
An international leisure group on the roll-out and implementation of a group level share plan to key regional managers worldwide.
An international transportation company on the design and implementation of new long and short-term incentive plans in connection with senior executive hires.
ASSA ABLOY, a Stockholm-based leader in access solutions, on its acquisition of Integrated Warehouse Solutions, a U.S.-based manufacturer of loading dock equipment.
The parent of a privately held U.S.-based risk and financial advisory consultancy on the post-acquisition international roll-out of equity incentives. This included working with us and local counsel in approximately 20 jurisdictions to advise on securities, exchange control, employment, data protection, and other legal aspects.
UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) on its equity investment in Highview Power's first-of-a-kind commercial-scale liquid air energy storage plant in the UK, including establishment of management incentive arrangements.
Various quoted companies on providing and coordinating global advice on the operation and implementation of share award plans and employee offers of securities, involving the grant and settlement of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), options, restricted stock awards, and phantom awards in numerous jurisdictions.
A number of issuers (including in the life sciences, consumer, real estate, and financial services sectors) on the streamlined and efficient roll out of global equity plans tailored to local requirements.
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