Alex's practice focuses on assisting clients with navigating the complex rules and regulations involved in employment and executive compensation matters. Alex represents clients in the negotiation and design of employment, consulting, severance, and non-competition agreements. He also advises clients in the structuring of compensation packages, including severance, change in control, deferred compensation, and equity compensation. Alex's experience also includes advising clients and management teams on the employment and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Mintz, Alex was an associate at another law firm focusing on executive compensation and SEC disclosures related to compensation.
Experience
- Represented a private staffing company in adoption and documentation of profits interest plan and change in control arrangements.
- Represented a large private company in matters related to Section 280G of the tax code, including analysis of the impact of Section 280G and documentation of a shareholder cleansing vote.
- Represented a startup technology company in the negotiation and documentation of employment documentation for key executive officers, including employment agreements, equity agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements.
- Represented a public consumer service company in the negotiation and documentation of separation agreements for certain executive officers.
viewpoints
Executive Compensation: Moving Forward in a COVID-19 World
June 2, 2020 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno, Michael Arnold, Steve Gulotta, Andrew Bernstein
Employers reacted in a variety of ways to cope with the unprecedented financial impact of COVID-19. Employers must begin to shift their focus to whether their current executive compensation practices are designed with sufficient incentives to retain key employees and to spur recovery and sustained growth. This post reviews the range of cost-cutting measures companies have enacted over the past few months, and provides guidance on executive compensation issues employers should consider as they move forward in a COVID-19 world.
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Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard In Director Compensation
June 17, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno
On May 31, 2019, in Stein v. Blankfein, et. al., the Delaware Court of Chancery reaffirmed the Delaware Supreme Court’s holding in In re: Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation (more information here) that the “entire fairness” standard applies with regard to director approval of director compensation. The Stein case builds on the precedent set in Investors Bancorp and provides additional insights.
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Interim Guidance Under §4960: Excise Taxes and Parachute Payments
April 5, 2019 | | By Alexander Song
Mintz attorneys Alden Bianchi and Alexander Song recently published an article in the Bloomberg Tax - Compensation Planning Journal explaining the nuances of recent guidance from the IRS regarding Section 4960 of the tax code. Section 4960 was enacted in December 2017 and imposes an excise tax on the amount of remuneration in excess of $1 million, plus any excess parachute payment paid by an applicable tax-exempt organization to certain covered employees.
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New Jersey Legislative Update: Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave
May 3, 2018 | Blog | By Alexander Song
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law a bill that provides equal pay protections for members of certain protected classes. Governor Murphy also signed into law a bill that requires New Jersey employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.
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Time to Put Down that Smartphone? – Proposed Bill Would Give NYC Employees a Right to Disconnect from Work
April 9, 2018 | Blog | By Alexander Song
Given the ever-increasing reliance on digital technology, employees are more and more tethered to their smartphones – checking email during their commute, at the dinner table, and even from their beds – essentially creating a never-ending work day. A bill filed by a New York City councilman aims to curtail this trend.
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Tax Bill: New Opportunity to Defer Tax on Certain Equity Awards and Repeal of Performance-Based Exception to 162(m)
January 2, 2018 | Blog | By Alexander Song
The Tax Bill creates a new Section 83(i) of the tax code, which allows certain employees of private companies to defer taxation on the exercise of certain stock options or the settlement of restricted stock units for up to 5 years.
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New York Paid Family Leave Law – A Comprehensive Breakdown for Employers
October 11, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
Beginning on January 1, 2018, New York employers will have to provide paid family leave to their employees. This post provides a comprehensive overview for employers to better understand their obligations under New York’s new Paid Family Leave law (PFL) and its accompanying regulations
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Reminder: New York City Ban on Salary History Inquiries Takes Effect October 31st
October 5, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
Beginning on October 31st, New York City employers will be prohibited from inquiring about or relying on salary history during the hiring process. As a reminder, this ban makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, employment agency, or employee or agent of the employer to
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New York Paid Family Leave Law Regulations Become Effective
July 21, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
Regulations implementing the Paid Family Leave Act became effective on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. No substantive changes were made to the proposed regulations that were published back in May 2017 (which we addressed here).
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New York Paid Family Leave Law Contributions Have Started, While Proposed Regulations Are Revised
July 11, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
The Paid Family Leave Act will provide, when fully implemented, employees in the state of New York with up to 12 weeks of job-protected paid family leave
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News & Press
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Mintz Leads For Lido Advisors In Its Partnership With Colorado Financial Management
January 17, 2023
BOSTON – Mintz has served as legal counsel to wealth-management firm Lido Advisors LLC, a Charlesbank Capital Partners portfolio company, in its partnership with Colorado Financial Management (CFM).
Mintz Leads On A Quartet of Back-To-Back Private Equity Closings
October 25, 2022
Mintz attorneys in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, closed four Private Equity transactions in the past month. Along with acquisitions for Charlesbank Capital Partners, DIF Capital Partners portfolio company Joink LLC, and Artemis Capital Partners, the firm represented the CEO and some managers of Salary.com in the sale of most of the company’s equity interests to Accel-KKR.
Mintz Advises Cybersecurity Firm Edgile in Sale to Wipro
January 12, 2022
Mintz Promotes Nine to Member
December 15, 2021
Enacted on December 22, 2017, the 2017 tax act (Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13602(a)) added §4960 to the Internal Revenue Code. This new section imposes an excise tax on the amount of ‘‘remuneration’’ in excess of $1 million, plus any ‘‘excess parachute payment’’ paid by an ‘‘applicable tax-exempt organization’’ to a ‘‘covered employee.’’ The Chair of Mintz’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, Alden J. Bianchi, and associate Alexander K. Song, explore §4960 in this article, and conclude that from the perspective of the board or management of an ATEO, there is a lot not to like in §4960 and the IRS’s interpretation of the statute in the Notice.
Mintz Represents Seventh Generation, Inc. in Sale to Unilever
October 27, 2016
Mintz attorneys represented Seventh Generation, Inc. in its recent sale to Unilever. Based in Vermont, Seventh Generation is a pioneer in corporate responsibility and sustainable product innovations, including plant-based detergents and household cleaners.
Recognition & Awards
Featured in Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch, Employment Law (2024)
Recent Insights
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has served as legal counsel to wealth-management firm Lido Advisors LLC, a Charlesbank Capital Partners portfolio company, in its partnership with Colorado Financial Management (CFM).
Mintz attorneys in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, closed four Private Equity transactions in the past month. Along with acquisitions for Charlesbank Capital Partners, DIF Capital Partners portfolio company Joink LLC, and Artemis Capital Partners, the firm represented the CEO and some managers of Salary.com in the sale of most of the company’s equity interests to Accel-KKR.
