Topic
Stock Options
436 published works
European Law Blog
Saving the EU-ESO: Enhanced Cooperation as EU Inc.’s Way Out?
The EU Inc. proposal of 18 March 2026 (COM(2026) 321 final) promised founders a single, harmonised corporate form covering aspects of corporate, insolvency, labour and tax law. Its most relevant feature for…
Cohen & Buckmann Insights
How Should You Handle Expiring Stock Options?
Quick Answer for EmployersIssuing companies should plan ahead because option expirations often create significant but avoidable employee relations, tax, securities and administrative issues. For private companies, offering net exercise or…
Contract, Construction, & Lien Law Blog - Paulose & Associates
What Happens to Your Stock Option When Company Owners Change?
When founders and key employees negotiate stock options, they often focus on vesting, exercise price, and expiration dates. What they frequently overlook is what happens if the company's ownership structure…
Achkar Law Blog
Wigdor v. Facebook Canada: Stock Units That Vest During Your Notice Period Can Be Recovered
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New York Venture Hub
Designing a Smarter Post-Termination Option Exercise Window: Lessons From Coinbase, Pinterest and Quora
If you've spent any time around startup equity, you've probably heard someone describe the standard 90-day post-termination exercise window as a "trap for the well-meaning employee". That is a little…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Delaware State Supreme Court Reinstates Elon Musk $56 Billion Compensation Package
By Anne Hall
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated the groundbreaking compensation package Tesla provided to Elon Musk, finding that Musk met all required milestones over the six years since Tesla stockholders approved…
California Appellate Report
Sheerer v. Panas (Cal. Ct. App. – March 19, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
Are you kidding me?!Thomas Panas is in San Mateo county, working (presumably) for a tech company making nearly $20,000/month in salary, another $26,000/month in commissions/bonuses, and getting additional stock grants…
China Law Insight
北京试行股权信托财产登记，助推股权信托在民营企业传承中的应用
By King & Wood
作者：王晖 徐欣竹 张光美 徐晓涵 继《关于做好不动产信托财产登记工作的通知（试行）》（京金发〔2024〕337号）后，北京市于2025年4月10日出台《关于做好股权信托财产登记工作的通知（试行）》（京金发〔2025〕40号），明确了股权信托财产登记的总体要求、适用范围、办理流程等内容。 阅读更多
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Valuation and Division of Stock Options and RSUs in a Minnesota Divorce
By Jason Brown
Dividing assets in a Minnesota divorce can be complex, particularly when dealing with stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs). Unlike traditional assets such as real estate and retirement accounts,…
Venture Law Blog
Reminder about Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2025 and New Section 83(b) Election Form
Annual Reporting on ISO/ESPP Transactions As originally discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the…