John Kleinjan focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits arrangements – including their related tax, accounting, securities and corporate governance aspects – particularly as they relate to public and private M&A deals, initial public offerings, corporate restructurings and other corporate transactions. John has advised on numerous transactions and has extensive experience in negotiating acquisition agreements and transaction-related executive employment and equity incentive arrangements (including rollover equity, profits interests and stock options). He also advises on Section 280G golden parachute matters that arise as a result of transactions, including guiding private companies through the shareholder cleansing vote process. 

John also represents public and private companies, boards of directors and individual executives in the design and negotiation of employment and separation agreements, equity and cash incentive arrangements, severance arrangements, deferred compensation arrangements, change in control related arrangements, and other compensation and benefits arrangements.

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