by Mike Baker | Feb 19, 2020
You have an employee who is leaving. She tells you she doesn’t have the cash to exercise her Company stock option in the first three months post-termination and she realizes if she doesn’t the option will expire. She pleads with you to do something and you are willing...
by Mike Baker | Jan 4, 2020
You can tell the difference between equity and non-equity partners at Kirkland & Ellis by looking to see if they have “P.C.” after their name. It’s true. See here for an example of an equity partner and here for an example of a non-equity partner. Still skeptical?...
by Mike Baker | Nov 23, 2019
Let me explain why buying stock with a note can be so amazing. Imagine your employer offers you two alternatives: one million dollars worth of stock, or a stock option giving you the right to buy stock currently worth one million dollars. The stock option right lasts...
by Mike Baker | Oct 23, 2019
On October 23, 2019, the IRS released guidance with respect to the tax treatment of family members that work together in a family business. De Facto Partnership I expect it’s fairly common for a couple to treat a family business, where no entity has been formed, as a...
by Mike Baker | Oct 1, 2019
Mike Baker frequently advises with respect to earnouts. He possesses a breadth and depth of experience in tax and employee benefits & compensation law that spans multiple decades. For additional information, please contact...
by Mike Baker | Jul 15, 2019
I can tell you how to make money and pay no tax. “Doubtful,” you think, feeling skeptical and remembering that wise mantra “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” True story: last week I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, opened up my fortune cookie, and...
