Matthew Findley
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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Biography
Matthew Findley is an employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer based in London. He advises companies in relation to the design, implementation and operation of share plans and employee incentive arrangements both in the UK and internationally.
Matthew’s experience extends to both executive plans and all-employee arrangements as well as dealing with employee benefits in the context of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and demergers. He also has considerable experience relating to the corporate governance and investor relations issues associated with executive incentives and remuneration planning generally.
Matthew is recommended in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and has been described as "an expert on global share plans" and a "smart, client-centred and proactive" practice head with a "stellar" employee benefits team. Clients have also remarked that he is "highly practical and down-to-Earth" and that he "can communicate complicated issues in a straightforward way" and that he "is very knowledgeable and always provides advice that is considered". He has also been recognised for his responsive and comprehensive client service. Matthew has also been quoted in both UK Houses of Parliament on employee share ownership and is regularly quoted in both the international and trade press on employee incentive matters.
Matthew sits on the Corporate and Regulatory Committee of the Share Plan Lawyers Group. In 2015, Matthew was named in the Tax Journal’s “40 under 40” guide to the 40 leading tax professionals based in the UK under the age of 40, who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers to date.
News
Norton Rose Fulbright represents the first Arab technology company to list on Nasdaq New York in a merger with SPAC
February 04, 2022
Norton Rose Fulbright advises CloudCall Group plc on £40m takeover
February 01, 2022
Norton Rose Fulbright advises BMO Financial Group on its £615 million sale of EMEA asset management business to Ameriprise Financial
November 11, 2021
Knowledge
Tax insights
Publication | September 14, 2021
UK corporate governance and narrative reporting: Key developments checklist
Publication | February 02, 2021
Employment, Pension and share incentive analysis
Publication | January 21, 2021
The 2021 AGM and reporting season: Issues to consider
Publication | November 30, 2020