A graduate in law from the University of Bristol, Robert was a partner in a national firm of corporate lawyers before founding Postlethwaite & Co in 2003.

An acknowledged UK expert in employee share schemes, Robert's other main areas of specialism are:

Private equity investments

Company structures

Partnership and LLPs

Changes of ownership of businesses and companies

Employment law

Robert is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Share Plan Lawyers Group and the Share Plan Committee of the Quoted Companies Alliance.

Postlethwaite & Co is an English law firm specialising in employee share schemes, including share option schemes, share incentive plans and long term incentive plans (LTIPs) and other ways of providing employee shares.

The firm believes that finding the right share scheme and making it deliver employee shares as efficiently as possible needs specialist professional advice. As the only UK solicitors firm focusing principally on share schemes for the private and smaller listed company, the firm not only helps clients create a share scheme tailored to its particular needs but also ensures that they are in capable hands when it comes to legal implementation. As lawyers with experience of a wide range of commercial transactions and situations, the firm works to ensure that client share schemes are commercially wise, structurally sound and take into account all relevant company and employment law and taxation issues.

"Postlethwaite were recommended to us as flexible, friendly and good value advisers to help us establish our share option scheme. They have totally lived up to the recommendation! As well as doing a great job of explaining in layman's terms the different structures available to fulfil our needs, they always respond quickly and comprehensively to any questions that arise. They are a delight to work with (and, as promised, very reasonable too!)." Amanda Bettison - Head of Business Operations, Crescendo Biologics Limited

"Brown Rudnick has used Postlethwaite for all our share-based compensation transactional needs since the firm was established in 2003. This has included advice on creating share schemes for a number of private equity-backed companies and support on several AIM listings and M&A projects including, most recently, a substantial public company takeover with an extremely complicated ESOP structure. The quality of service and advice are fantastic, the charges most reasonable and, all in all, I have always felt as if we had the A Team just down the corridor." Tina Baker - Partner, Brown Rudnick

"We were introduced to Postlethwaite Solicitors in 2007 – and needed to quickly get to grips with the alternatives available to us in our particular circumstances as stockbrokers. Robert and Judith listened attentively to our requirements – and the differing requirements of three directors of the firm, before coming up with the solution that best suited Bridge Hall. After the initial consultation the proposals were made and put into place very quickly and efficiently, allowing the directors to concentrate on running the business safe in the knowledge that the options element of their employment was safely in place. I would recommend Postlethwaite to anyone looking for an efficient introduction of an options scheme that suits their needs precisely." Robert Allen - Managing Director, Bridge Hall Stockbrokers Limited

"We have used Postlethwaite for a couple of projects and I have been delighted with the ease and simplicity for us. Robert has handled all the HMRC issues and only got us involved where absolutely necessary - and he has always come in on budget. Finsbury will be definitely be using them on any future activity." Dave Brooks - Chief Executive, Finsbury Food Group plc