28 May 2013

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Sonia Gilbert

Sonia Gilbert

Title
Partner
Office
Clifford Chance, London | View map
Practice
Employment, benefits & pensions
Publications
12

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+442070062041

Experience and career history

Sonia Gilbert specialises in advising companies on employee share plans, employee incentives and remuneration issue and regularly advises on all types of share plans, incentive arrangements and remuneration issues.

Sonia has particular expertise in designing and drafting share plans for large PLCs, global share plans, and alternative remuneration structures including employee trusts and EFRBS.

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA Law) 1997
Joined Clifford Chance 1998
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2000
Partner since 2011

Highlights of deals and projects

Sonia's recent experience includes advising:

  • a FTSE 100 company on innovative share plan hedging arrangements using derivatives;
  • a FTSE 100 company on the operation of their share plans in over 50 countries 
  • a number of global banks on the impact of CRD III/IV on their remuneration arrangements
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. on the incentive plans aspects of its £575m acquisition of GlobeOp Financial Services S.A.

Citations and awards

  • Sonia Gilbert "is an excellent lawyer, providing pragmatic and thorough advice. She delivers new ideas and solutions to issues and is very responsive to our queries. There have been countless times during my time working with Sonia that she has provided invaluable advice to us on technical share scheme matters."

(Chambers and Partners UK 2013 - Employee Share Schemes & Incentives)

  • " Described as a lawyer who combines first-rate technical ability with an approachable manner."

(Chambers and Partners UK 2012 - Employee Share Schemes & Incentives)

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