Geekdom Workshop Wednesday
About This Event:
This will be a brief presentation explaining the various forms of sweat equity awards (e.g., options, restricted stock awards, phantom stock, profit sharing, and profits interests), the pros and cons of each and when one form is appropriate versus others, vesting schedules, best practices, and potential tax implications to the company and the recipient.
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>> Mentor Bio: Mike McGovern
As Founding Partner of McGovern Law, PLLC, my practice centers around corporate, securities, and tax law. I represent domestic and foreign startups, growth-stage companies, private equity and real estate development funds, investors, and industry professionals in the areas of capital markets and private placements, venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, private equity funds, funds of funds, corporate finance, real estate, tax planning and structuring, tax controversy and disputes, cross-border transactions, international corporate structures, general corporate counsel and corporate governance, and securities law and compliance. I work directly with my clients on transactions focused primarily in the tech, fin tech, bio tech, consumer package goods (CPG),CBD/cannabis, real estate, and financial and investment products industries, typically ranging in deal size from several hundred thousand dollars to well into the nine-figure range, and involving parties located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
