GES attorneys work with a wide range of clients -- from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies -- that are in the process of merging, acquiring new entities, creating joint ventures or spinning off subsidiaries.  We provide practical tax planning advice on the effect of such corporate transactions on equity compensation and employee benefit plans worldwide, which takes into account the requirements of U.S. tax and securities laws and GAAP accounting rules. 

 

Attorneys in the GES practice prepare disclosure materials for submission to the U.S. SEC and distribution to non-U.S. employees with respect to the international legal implications of the merger, acquisition or spin-off on global benefit plans.  GES attorneys have assisted clients in obtaining favorable rulings which preserve the tax-qualified status of options in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside the U.S. in the context of a corporate merger or spin-off.  In addition, GES attorneys have obtained non-U.S. securities law exemptions when necessary to avoid restrictions on the offerings of securities under local securities laws as a result of certain corporate transactions.