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Equity Compensation: Navigating 409A Valuations

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Private company clients frequently ask us about granting compensatory stock options to their founders, employees and other service providers, including board members, consultants and advisors. Options and other equity awards...more

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Section 409A Valuations: Mastering the Art and Science in a Volatile Venture Market

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Within the unpredictable landscape of start-ups and private companies, market volatility can significantly alter a company’s financial trajectory. An integral part of navigating this volatility is understanding the role and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Sale of Mortgaged Property – Amount Realized or COD Income

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Do you feel as challenged as I do when someone asks you to explain the term “Bidenomics”? I know that it is predicated upon the imposition of higher taxes on businesses and their owners, which have not yet materialized....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What Is an 83(b) Election, and Do I Need to File One?

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If you’re reading this, chances are this is not the first time you’ve heard of the 83(b) election (and if it is, then definitely keep reading). The “83” in “83(b) election” refers to Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code,...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Starting a Start-Up? Here’s One More Thing You Need to Know: The 83(b) Election

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Many people are forming start-up entities, especially in the Boston and Worcester areas, and for some, it becomes a great success story. For others, it does not. As an attorney who assists many start-ups and investors, I see...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Employment-Related Securities: Considerations for Venture Capital Investors and Start-Ups in the United Kingdom

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In the United Kingdom, in principle, anything an employee receives from her employer may be regarded as taxable income. The problem often comes up in practice where companies give their employees shares/options over shares...more

Fenwick & West LLP

PFIC: What U.S. Investment Funds Should be Particularly Aware of and Newly Proposed Regulations

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U.S.-based venture capital and other funds that invest in foreign companies must be careful to avoid the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules, which could substantially increase the tax owed on exit for U.S....more

Mintz Edge

Founder’s Stock – a Legal Fiction

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In common usage, a founder is an individual who creates or helps create a company, but in legal terms, there is no such thing as a “founder” or “founder’s stock,” only early participants in a company’s organization and...more

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Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - August 2015

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Are the Circuits A-Splitting? The Ninth Circuit Declines to Follow the Second Circuit's Insider Trading Decision in U.S. v. Newman - Why it matters: On July 6, 2015, the Ninth Circuit in U.S. v. Salman declined to...more

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