We advise our corporate clients in all aspects of the equity compensation packages to be offered to their employees, consultants, senior officers and {management, and directors}{. This advice also includes addressing senior management's tax issues arising from relocation outside of Israel, or repatriation}.

Taking into consideration the interrelated issues associated with employee equity benefits, we consult with GKH attorneys from a {range of specialties}{ such as Employment Law, pensions, Securities Law, public disclosure in connection with publicly traded companies, Taxation and Tax Planning, fiduciary duties, and accounting issues. In transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and public offerings, our employment law specialists work closely with attorneys specializing in corporate and tax law, to ensure the proper corporate and tax treatment of the related compensation packages}.

We design, draft, review and negotiate {options arrangements}{ including stock option plans, stock purchase plans, and incentive and restrictive stock plans, as well as the related grant agreements entered into by corporate clients with their employees. These plans qualify under various tax schemes in Israel, the United States and other jurisdictions. We work closely with legal colleagues and accountants around the world to ensure that compensation packages for business clients will best accommodate the needs of employees wherever situated, and comply with applicable accounting, taxation and social benefits regulations}. GKH also maintains a dedicated {trusts section}{, which manages and administers the implementation of employee stock purchase plans that are required to use a trustee in order to qualify for tax benefits under Israeli law. In addition, the trusts section handles trust arrangements for GKH corporate clients, including escrow accounts for the deposit of funds, securities and software}.