Ann Casey

Ann is the Head of our Incentives team in the UK. Her clients describe her as incredibly responsive, experienced, and clear in her advice. She specialises in advising on equity incentive arrangements for management and employees, particularly for technology start-up clients.

Ann has been advising national and international clients on their incentive and global share plans for 30 years, and is regarded as a leading international tax lawyer. In particular, she advises on the tax aspects of equity structuring in relation to management, and on non-UK companies using equity incentives for their UK employees.

She will guide you through tax-favoured plans and non tax-favoured plans for companies backed by venture capital and private equity. Ann frequently advises on these issues in the context of takeovers, mergers and acquisitions.

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Career

Since 2006	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2001 - 2006	Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
1985 - 2001	Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

Education

1987	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1985	Law Society Finals
1984	LLB degree, University of Birmingham

Memberships & Associations

Share Plan Lawyers Group

Expertise

Services and Groups Tax Employee incentives

Sectors Technology, media & communications

Experience

Yoto on $17 million Series A fundraising for one of 2020's Best Inventions of the Year	Yoto, the audio platform for children, on its $17 million Series A fundraising to help facilitate its rapid growth across Europe and North America. The investment followed the successful launch in early 2020 of the 2nd generation Yoto Player, subsequently awarded one of TIME magazine’s Inventions of the Year.
Vinted become latest European Unicorn after closing EUR128 million Series E round financing	Vinted, Europe's largest online international C2C marketplace dedicated to second-hand fashion, on its EUR128 million Series E round financing which values the company at over EUR1 billion.The round was led by new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing backers including Sprints Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Accel and Burda Principal Investments.

Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2023	Employee Share Schemes & Incentives - Band 3: Ann Casey heads the firm's incentives group and frequently advises on domestic and international share plans for global companies. She is valued for her astute advice to technology clients. "Ann Casey is pragmatic, clear and efficient." "Ann grasps client needs and offers effective advice."
Legal 500 UK 2023	Employee share schemes - Ranked: Leading the group is ‘responsive, detailed and precise’ Ann Casey, who has more than 30 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on the tax aspects of equity incentives.
Legal 500 UK 2023	Employee share schemes - Ranked: 'Ann Casey is responsive, detailed, precise and a pleasure to work with.’
Legal 500 UK 2022	Employee share schemes: "Ann Casey took the time to understand our business, key drivers and the desired outcome sought in detail. Her advice is very precise, pragmatic, clear and concise and her response time is excellent. She is very strong in communications and has demonstrated excellent client management. She brings an incredible depth of knowledge and experience coupled with valuable insights on industry trends and relevant regulatory and market developments."
Women in Tax Leaders Guide 2021	Highly Regarded
Chambers UK 2020	Leading individual – Employee Share Schemes & Incentives (Band 4)

Women in Tax Leaders Guide 2020	Highly Regarded
Women in Tax Leaders Guide 2019	Highly Regarded
Chambers UK 2019	Leading individual - Employee Share Schemes & Incentives (Band 4)
Legal 500 UK 2023	Employee share schemes