Bernhard Gilbey provides tax advice in relation to a wide range of both domestic and international corporate tax issues.  This includes identifying planning opportunities for corporate and individual vendors as well as advising on the tax efficient methods of restructuring corporate groups.  Bernhard regularly provides advice to clients on employee benefits schemes ranging from the advice to remuneration committees as to suitable incentive arrangements to the drafting, implementation and ongoing administration of share option and restricted stock rules.

Bernhard is a member of the International Fiscal Association and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Representative Experience

• Advising on the tax implications of a joint venture between various listed companies in the financial sector.
• Advising Coats plc on the design and implementation of two new senior incentive plans.
• Advising Javelin Group Limited on its expansion into France and the Netherlands.
• Advising WPP plc on the vesting and deferral of the senior executive share incentive award plan.
• Advising the management of a start up sports company.
• Advising WPP plc on the design and implementation of a new senior executive share incentive award plan.
• Advising shareholders of a major retail chain on the secondary buy-out.
• Advising a privately held US company on its European group structure.