About
Robert has particular experience in relation to corporate tax, including company acquisitions and disposals, reconstructions, private equity and venture capital investment, employment tax and employee incentives, including EMI, other tax advantaged and non-tax advantaged schemes.
Robert has spoken at industry conferences organised by the International Bar Association (IBA) and American Bar Association, and previously served as the UK National Reporter for the IBA’s Taxes Committee.
Robert is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers group and, as a tax practitioner, leads the team ranked as a “Firm to Watch” for Employee Share Schemes in the Legal 500.
Robert is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Experience
- Advised US-based growth equity firm Mainsail Partners in its $63 million growth equity investment in MirrorWeb, a leader in the digital communications archiving, supervision and surveillance software space serving financial services firms, governments and other regulated industries across the globe.
- Advised Franek Sodzawiczny, founder and CEO of data centre platform Global Technical Realty (GTR), and his management team on an initial USD$1bn investment by global investment firm KKR.
- Advising on and implementing the restructuring of a technology company to secure EIS investment and putting in place an EMI scheme for its senior employees
- Advising on the corporate restructuring of a UK property group
