Executive Services
Legal Advice and Representative to Business Executives
Many of the clients we work with at Ciesla & Ciesla are business executives — officers and directors of companies and people who are being promoted into executive positions within a company who now face a host of new opportunities and challenges.
One of the first issues a new executive will face is the unfamiliar process of negotiating an executive pay package. A salary is only one part of most executive compensation packages. There are a number of additional benefits that may be available to the shrewd negotiator. There may also be some personal liability for the operation of the company. It's extremely important to have a clear understanding of the nature of that liability.
Before you sign any contract, make sure it maximizes your profit while minimizing your risk. Work with an experienced employment law attorney at Ciesla & Ciesla. Contact our Northbrook, Illinois law office by e-mail or call (847) 412-1988.
We can assist you with salary, benefit and asset protection services:
- Review and negotiation of executive employment agreements
- Review and negotiation of salary, stock option agreements and bonus plans
- Bonus plan calculations and legal work to put phantom stock option plans in place
- Review of confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and separation and severance agreements
Limit Your Liability and Protect Your Assets
Another valuable service our employment law attorneys can provide is legal advice on how to prevent company liability from becoming a personal liability and how to shelter your assets from company creditors — or others.
- We can explain your legal liability if you are asked to give a personal guarantee or to sign off on financial statements, memos or opinions
- We can represent you in business lawsuits involving personal guarantees
- We can also assist you with family matters, such as drafting of prenuptial agreements and estate plans
Our seasoned employment law attorneys can assist you with any and all policy and compensation matters as you move up the corporate ladder. Contact a Chicago business lawyer at Ciesla & Ciesla, an employment law firm that means business.
