Chris Fallon

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chris.fallon@tapestrycompliance.com

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Chris is Legal Director (Partner equivalent) and is Tapestry’s “UK Counsel”, both internally and externally. Chris has over 20 years of experience working with top-ranked legal and incentives teams delivering UK and global plan design and implementation.

Chris is widely-recognised for his substantial expertise in incentive matters for all types of businesses. He can draw upon a deep range of experience when providing practical and proactive, solution-driven advice on discretionary executive plans, corporate governance and remuneration disclosures, as well as advising on broader employment related tax issues. He also has significant expertise in dealing with Employee Benefit Trusts and private equity-owned businesses.

Chris’s clients include London Stock Exchange Group, Entain and Sage, as well as Vertical Aerospace.

Chris regularly presents at many industry events including those run by industry body ProShare sharing his expert knowledge with the market. He has also assisted ProShare with successfully lobbying HMRC and the government on various industry practical issues, including discussions around how the government’s recent tax changes will impact share plans affecting the wider workforce.

Chris’s role as Tapestry Board Director for the Employee Ownership Trust gives him invaluable practical experience of structuring employee-focussed solutions, from within.