Employee stock ownership

Our firm has particular expertise in the field of employee stock ownership.
 

Counsel

The firm works on behalf of publicly listed companies as well as unlisted companies for awards of stock options to employees and executives and free shares or subscription warrants to company founders.
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk has formed a cross-disciplinary team that can assist you in all aspects of your employee stock ownership plans:

Corporation law
Preparation of the employee documentation related to the allocation of shares.
For unlisted companies: Creation of procedures to ensure liquidity for beneficiaries and/or control of the stock for the majority shareholders.

Tax law
Optimization of share allocations from the point of view of both the issuing company and the beneficiaries.

Labor law
Notification of eligible employees.
Employer and employee contributions established by the 2008 Social Security Finance Act.

Securities law
Monitoring of special issues for plans in companies, including the annual informational reports.

International
To meet the requirements of its international clients, the firm has a network of correspondents that enable it to carry out multi-jurisdictional stock allocations.

Litigation

The firm has extensive experience in litigation between employees and their employer involving free shares, share purchase or subscription options or any other employee share ownership mechanism (including specifically BSA [stock subscription warrants] and BSPCE [founder share warrants]).

Legislative monitoring

The firm's attorneys continuously monitor the evolution of laws and case law that may impact past and future awards.


Contact:

Jérôme Assouline

 
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