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Don’t Let Misalignment in Executive Compensation Create Your Own “Black Sox Scandal”
This article was published in CEO World on March 31, 2021. In many companies, executive compensation is determined or negotiated according to an established compensation structure that is derived from their talent acquisition and retention strategy which in turn is driven by their business goals. Typically, a company would identify key growth indicators and ensure that each key […]
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Negotiating a Custom CEO or C-level Executive Compensation Package
This article was publish in CEO World magazine on November 5, 2020. I am often asked – what starting salary, what bonus, what equity amount should I seek in my CEO or C-level executive compensation package? There are companies that do executive compensation surveys and recruiters often have access to those statistics. But what if you […]
Read moreWorking Remotely as a C-level Executive – Opportunities and Considerations
This article was publish in CEO World magazine on October 2, 2020. Over the past decade, more and more business has been conducted remotely and that trend has only increased with the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. While the pandemic has done much harm to many businesses and the careers of CEOs and C-level executives in those […]
Read moreAchieving Zero Taxation on Sale of Your Startup Equity
This article was published in CEO World on September 3, 2020. Are you a founder, a C-level or senior executive recruit, or angel investor of a startup life sciences company, a startup tech company, or a startup e-commerce or other high growth company? If so, did you know that if your startup is properly structured and you […]
Read moreKnowing Your Competition and Establishing Your Market Niche to Set Your Startup Apart
This article was published in The CEO Refresher on July 7, 2020. For the founder and entrepreneur launching a startup company, it is important understand the market for your products or services, and to understand your competition when you enter that market. When you are seeking angel or VC investment or trying to recruit co-founders […]
Read moreTriggering Executive Severance to Protect Your Interests in Case of COVID-19 or other Changed Circumstances
This article was published in CEO World on May 27, 2020. We are in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime kind of crisis that is unexpected and unprecedented. So many businesses that had been thriving in a robust economy as recently as January and February 2020, were shut down almost on a moment’s notice and remained […]
Read moreHas a New Employer Withdrawn Your Executive Job Offer? How “Promissory Estoppel” might give you a legal remedy
This article was published in CEOWorld Magazine on April 28, 2020. As a successful C-level or other senior executive, you may be lured by executive recruiters or otherwise by other companies seeking your talent, contacts and experience. Suppose one of those opportunities truly excites you. You agree to terms, it feels like a good fit, you accept […]
Read moreNew Developments for Employee Furloughs in Massachusetts
This article was originally published on March 30, 2020 in The Legal Refresher. Limited State Unemployment Benefits allowed in connection Furloughs due to COVID-19 Pandemic New Massachusetts emergency regulations now allow limited eligibility for state unemployment benefits in connection with a furlough of employees if this employer action to furlough employees is the result of […]
Read moreLayoff, Furlough or Other Employee Cut Backs
This article was originally published on March 30, 2020 in The Legal Refresher Please note updated information here: https://www.refresher.com/new-developments-for-employee-furloughs-in-massachusetts/ Some Legal Issues as your Company Responds to Dramatic Loss of Business The response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic crisis has forced the closure of most US sports, restaurants and entertainment venues and dramatically reduced operations of numerous […]
Read moreExecutive Equity Compensation in Severance Negotiations
This article was published in CEOWorld Magazine on October 30, 2019. As a CEO, C-level or other senior executive, the most valuable part of your executive compensation package can often be the equity position that you acquire in connection with your employment. If you have a well-designed executive employment agreement in place, your equity compensation would be […]
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