Executive Compensation

VLP Practice Area

Executive Compensation

Effective compensation programs are critical to our clients' ability to attract, retain, and motivate a workforce to drive their success. VLP provides advice on the tax, corporate governance, securities and labor laws applicable to the design, implementation, and administration of compensation arrangements for clients ranging from startups to emerging growth companies. We provides creative, practical advice by learning about our clients' business goals and combining our technical subject matter expertise with our experience with the customs and practices in different industries. VLP provides advice on the design, implementation, and administration of compensation arrangements for startups and emerging growth companies.

Core Services

VLP advises companies on compensation arrangements for their workforce.

Advise on the design, drafting, implementation and ongoing administration of compensation arrangements, including incentive, equity compensation, severance, retention plans, and change in control benefits.
Advise on equity incentive plan issues, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, phantom stock arrangements, and profits interests.
Advise on equity award restructurings, including stock option repricings, exchange programs, and liquidity programs.
Advise on negotiating employment and separation agreements
Advise on income and employment withholding obligations

VLP advises individuals to negotiate employment, transition, and separation arrangements.

Advise individuals executives, groups of executives, and founders regarding employment, transition, separation, and change in control compensation arrangements.

VLP advises companies on compensation and benefits matters in M&A transactions.

Advise on 280G parachute payments, including planning and analysis.
Advise on negotiating and structuring compensation and benefits arrangements.
Advise on diligence issues with compensation plans.

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Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's agile business landscape. Our attorneys combine the polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team -- you will always work with a senior attorney -- giving you confidence, clarity, and seasoned perspective, not matter what your business needs.