I am delighted to let you know that Hannah Needle, a Legal Director at Tapestry and head of our Leeds office, has been appointed as one of the inaugural Fellows of Global Equity (FGE) by the Global Equity Organization (GEO).

This prestigious fellowship was established by GEO, a major organisation in the global incentives industry, to recognise distinguished senior-level members of the global equity and executive remuneration industry. Recipients were chosen for their leadership, integrity, high level of experience, knowledge and ability, and for their positive impact on the global share ownership community. The inaugural class constitutes 22 new Fellows, representing 8 different countries, with Hannah being one of only 3 from the UK. Other leaders in our industry recognised with Fellowship included Carine Schneider, founder of GEO, Adie Leung and Yael Elbaz Roiter.

In announcing the recipients of the Fellowship, the Chair of GEO commented that they represent “some of the foremost leaders in equity and executive compensation across the world. Each recipient is outstanding in their field and a passionate ambassador for share ownership." I think that is an excellent description of Hannah!

The launch of the GEO Fellows was done in time to mark and celebrate the 20th anniversary of founding GEO. More information about becoming a Fellow can be found at www.globalequity.org.

Hannah has been with Tapestry since 2016. Her expertise includes all forms of global executive and employee share plans, covering complex tax and trust issues as well as corporate and governance arrangements impacting share plans.  Hannah’s enthusiasm for the work we do means that she takes time out of her busy work and family life to support numerous industry groups at both the global and UK level, sitting on committees to develop best practice and influence the rules, regulations and guidance governing share plans. She regularly speaks at conferences and, crucially, is involved with mentoring a new generation of share plan lawyers. I am delighted she is in our Team at Tapestry!

Hannah's new status has already seen her, along with the other inaugural Fellows, open the Amsterdam Euronext Stock Exchange on the first day of the recent GEO conference. And some of Hannah's eagle-eyed clients will have noticed that her sign-off now includes the letters 'FGE' after her name, as a public recognition of her new fellowship status.

I am sure that all our clients and friends will want to join with us in congratulating Hannah on this fantastic and richly deserved honour. Well done Hannah!

Janet Cooper OBE

OnTap, Tapestry's Global Legal and Tax Compliance Database fully upgraded for 2019 - New Look, New Functions

We thought you would like to know about the exciting changes which have taken place within OnTap, our leading online database. Developed in-house, OnTap provides legal and tax information in over 100 countries, supporting share plan expansion overseas whilst keeping you up-to-date on global compliance regulations.

We are delighted to announce our recently updated OnTap offering, including:

• A streamlined knowledge hub to access our training sessions, listen to our webinars and read our newsletters; 
• A whole new look and feel to the database; 
• New-look reports providing quick and easy access to more detailed information, supporting plan operation; 
• The ability to share company branded reports; 
• Quick to produce branded employee tax notes; 
• A fully responsive OnTap so you can take it on-the-go; 
• A central storage area for all your plan documentation;
• ...and all the detailed reports, notes and functions that were there before - more and better! 

Whether you have seen OnTap before, or if OnTap is new to you, let us show you what our new and improved online database has to offer. 
You can have a look at www.database.tapestrycompliance.com and request a demonstration online, or request one below! 

A very big thank you to all our clients, friends and colleagues. It’s been 7 years since we established Tapestry and we’ve had an amazing journey and a lot of fun - thank you for all your support.

It’s the time of year for the publication of the 2 legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers, as well as being Awards season.

Legal Directories

The two UK legal directories have both recently named Tapestry as a top ranked firm in the field! With over 50 major global appointments in the last year, we are proud of the practical yet commercial approach we offer our clients. However, you don’t just have to take our word for it:

Our Legal Director, Hannah Needle, has been ranked by both directories as a notable practitioner with Chambers ranking her as a Star Associate, noting her to be "smart, insightful, creative, measured and reasonable".

We are delighted with these comments - thank you.

Awards

If that wasn’t enough, we are also continuing to win awards for our industry leading work.

Team News

We have welcomed a number of talented people to the team this year:

Thank you once again for your continued support.

GEO has launched the opportunity to become a Fellow of GEO, to recognise the leaders in global equity.  Brief details are set out below and on the GEO website www.globalequity.org. 

If you would like more information speak to Janet Cooper or any other board member of GEO.

Who should apply?
Global equity professionals, recognized for their high level of experience, knowledge and ability and for their positive impact on the global share ownership community. GEO has prepared a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.

Benefits of being a Fellow
Those selected as a Fellow of Global Equity will be able to use FGE after their name as well as  receiving the following benefits:

• Access to Fellow-only events at GEO conferences and events
• Invitations to Fellow-only global and local networking events
• Preferential rates
• Preferential  rates for GEO's Annual Conference and regional events
• Formal accreditation
• Use of FGE ('Fellow Global Equity') after the person's name
• Membership for life
• Lifetime membership to GEO, post-retirement from the industry

About the application process 
To be considered for appointment as a GEO Fellow, you must self-nominate by 21 September and complete an online application form, as well as provide the following items:

1. Personal statement - A statement about why you consider yourself to uphold the values of a Global Equity Fellow (2,500 character maximum, approximately 500 words);
2. CV/resume - Your CV/resume or a capture of your LinkedIn page;
3. Current job description - Details of your current job description in writing, with information about your direct/indirect reporting structure;
4. Published details - Details of any published articles and/or research;
5. Supporting information - Any other testimonials, letters of recommendation or documents that you feel would benefit your Fellows application.

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The award recognises our success over the last 12 months and is especially prized as it is earned following recommendations by our peers.

Tapestry has been recognised for the M&A work we have been involved with, including the Worldpay takeover by Vantiv. We have an experienced team who have been working on the share plan aspects of many corporate actions over the last couple of years.

We are delighted that Hannah has been recognised by the industry for her outstanding work with this award which comes on top of being awarded Tax Lawyer of the Year 2017.

Hannah advises many of our global clients on their executive and employee share plans. You may recall that Hannah was promoted to Legal Director in December.

Well done Hannah!

We are delighted to announce that with effect from 1 December 2017, Hannah has become a Legal Director and Head of Leeds Office.

Hannah has also achieved fantastic recognition from her clients and industry peers by being named both a Next Generation Lawyer and a Notable Practitioner in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2017 legal directories.