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Weil Gotshal's Boston Office: Gateway To The World
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Westra: I have been a lawyer for 30 years, working primarily in the private equity and M&A areas. Four years ago we opened an office for Weil Gotshal in Boston with a focus on corporate transactions,...
Read MoreShifting Options: Recent Developments Affecting Equity-Based Compensation
Two developments announced this year could impact how companies, including portfolio companies of private equity sponsors, structure equity-based compensation for their management teams. First, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has proposed mandatory expensing of stock options....
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