Robert A. Adelson, Esq.

Robert A. Adelson, Esq. is a corporate and tax attorney and principal of Adelson & Associates, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts. He represents CEOs and C-Level executives on various issues including employment terms, tax-favored equity, bonus and LTI compensation, change of control, retention, separation, wrongful termination, noncompete and restrictive covenants.

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Education and Career

Interim CEO and Turnaround CEO Employment Agreements: Terms and Compensation

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

Poet Robert Burns wrote "The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry." Examples of this occur in both our personal and professional lives daily, and there are times when the unexpected can have serious, wide-ranging and long-term impact. Such is the case with the sudden departure of...

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Getting the Benefits of Equity Compensation from Family Businesses through Phantom Stock

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

Equity compensation, whether stock, options or RSUs, is a critical means for companies to lure executives like you to join the company. It is also the “golden handcuffs” to retain you for years after hiring. Equity gives you a stake in the company and lets you share the benefit of...

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Pitfalls of and Techniques to Surmount Non-Compete Agreements for Executives

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

Chances are that as a CEO or other senior executive you are currently subject to a non-compete agreement, one that includes restrictions on your ability to compete with your employer after separation. Non-competes are upheld to some extent in 47 states and the District of Columbia. The exceptions are California, North Dakota and...

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Restricted Stock And Other Equity Options For Your Executive Compensation Package

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

As an executive, you know that compensation negotiations are serious business. Failure to exercise due care when establishing your executive compensation package may result in leaving money on the table, both presently and in the future. Generally speaking, when it comes to salary and bonus, you want to be paid...

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Getting Executive Severance Compensation When You Choose to Quit

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

There are many circumstances under which your position as a CEO or senior executive can come to an end. These usually fall into one of two categories: either the employer is the moving party or you are. When negotiating employment contracts, many CEOs and senior executives focus primarily on the...

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Executive Employment Contracts for Women CEOs – Terms and Negotiations

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

Despite significant advances in employment laws, gender inequality remains an area of both concern and controversy. Women continue to lag behind men, even at the CEO, C-suite and senior executive level, when it comes to compensation, opportunity for advancement, job status and equity sharing, to name just a few. Many...

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Negotiating Key Terms in Your Next Executive Job Offer

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

As a CEO or senior executive, you are intelligent, savvy and, above all, successful. Your talent, skills and accomplishments make you a desirable target by other businesses. From time to time, opportunities are presented to you and at some point you may become interested. When you receive a job offer letter,...

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The Advantage of RSUs in Your CEO Compensation Package

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

For CEOs, C-Suite executives and other senior level executives, equity compensation is a key part and often the most important part of their compensation package. For many senior executives, equity means stock options or restricted stock. But in many circumstances the better choice is RSUs, restricted stock units. RSUs are...

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Executive Employment Termination: What Constitutes Wrongful Termination?

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

As a CEO, C-Suite or senior executive, you call the shots. You are paid to solve management, strategic and employment problems. But what if your employer decides you have become the problem? What if someone else decides that your service is no longer welcome or necessary? As a C-Suite executive...

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Change of control agreements – a quick guide for CEOs, CFOs, and other senior executives

Education and CareerRobert A. Adelson, Esq.

C-Suite and Key executives need proper retention agreements when your company is "in play" and an acquisition looms ahead You are a C-suite officer or senior executive and your company is facing an acquisition. How do you protect yourself or even advance your position in the event of a "successful"...

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