Sam Whitaker
Sam is a counsel in the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits practice in the London office of Shearman & Sterling LLP. He provides the full range of employment and benefits advice on transactions and stand-alone employment matters. He has substantial experience of advising on the employment and benefits aspects of various transactions, including UK listings, share and asset acquisitions and disposals (both UK-based and multi-jurisdictional transactions), joint ventures and other transactions.
He provides the full range of stand-alone employment advice including the implementation of employment and benefit arrangements for senior executives, implementing executive severance arrangements, managing UK and international redundancy exercises and related consultation requirements, the establishment of share incentive and bonus plans, employment litigation involving restrictive covenants, unfair and wrongful dismissal and discrimination issues.
He also advises various financial institutions on compliance with regulatory requirements on remuneration, in particular the FCA/PRA’s Remuneration Code and, at a European level, CRDIII and CRDIV.
Sam has been recognised as a Notable Practitioner in the field of Employment (Employer) in the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 editions of Chambers and Partners UK. Sam is also recommended in the area of employee share schemes by the Legal 500 in the UK.