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Jaspal is a partner in the corporate tax team specialising in employee incentives.

He has extensive experience of advising on a range of corporate tax and incentives issues, including capital markets transactions, mergers & acquisitions, corporate structuring, company reorganisations, real estate transactions and disputes with HM Revenue and Customs.

He advises both employers and senior management on employee share schemes, employee ownership and management incentivisation arrangements and sits on the tax and executive committees (and is co-chair of the tax committee) of the Share Plan Lawyers Group. His clients include listed companies, private equity, large and mid-tier corporates, owner managed businesses, partnerships and LLP’s and individuals in a wide range of industry sectors in the UK and overseas. 

Jaspal has written a number of articles and has taken part in Government consultations on tax and share schemes.

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    "Considered by clients as an ’indispensable advisor’, Jaspal Pachu leads on high-value transactional and advisory matters for private equity houses, as well as technology and medical companies. "
    Legal 500, 2026
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    "Jaspal Pachu is an indispensable advisor: highly intelligent and knowledgeable, commercial in outlook, courteous to all, as well as being tough and tenacious when necessary. He works extremely hard while maintaining excellent availability and responsiveness. His ability to stay on the cutting edge of employee share scheme matters while having a wide-ranging broader tax practice is extremely helpful."
    Legal 500, 2026
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    "Jaspal has a brain the size of a planet. He is a pleasure to work with."
    Chambers, 2026
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    "Jaspal Pachu was exceptional in navigating our complex share scheme. He was also unwavering in finding a solution, which meant we could move forward with our plans."
    Chambers, 2026
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    "Jaspal is highly intellectual: he could give a KC a runaround! He has good knowledge of ownership and is a pleasure to work with. He does not lord it over others: he works collaboratively."
    Chambers, 2026
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    "Jaspal is exceptional in navigating complex share schemes. He was also unwavering in finding a solution which meant we could move forward with our plans."
    Chambers, 2026
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    "Jaspal contributes well and is a good lawyer. He is a super nice person to work with."
    Chambers, 2026
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    Ranked as a Band 1 Lawyer for Employee Share Schemes & Incentives: Employee Ownership. Rankd as a Band 5 Lawyer for Employee Share Schemes & Incentives.
    Chambers, 2026

Education

  • 2005 - BPP Law School
  • 2004 - LLB, King’s College London
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