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Considered writing on the questions executives face at the edge of a transition — from the value of equity to the shifting law of restrictive covenants.

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SeveranceMarch 2025

What your equity is really worth when you leave

The largest number in your compensation is rarely your salary. Here is how to read what your equity is actually worth on the way out — and what employers hope you will overlook.

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Litigation8 min read

Non-competes after the new enforcement landscape

The law of restrictive covenants is shifting quickly. What a non-compete says and what a court will enforce have never been further apart.

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Strategy5 min read

The quiet exit: negotiating without the headline

The best executive resolutions are the ones no one reads about. Discretion is not the opposite of leverage — it is a form of it.

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