Atty. John Ludlum

• John concentrates his practice on advising private and public entities on employee benefits and equity compensation matters for early stage private companies through mature public companies with a focus on mergers and acquisitions
• From Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, John assists clients with employment agreements and creatively structuring tax-effective and practical incentive arrangements that meet business and operational goals

Incentive Plan Design

John works with groups or related entities to design effective and cost-efficient cash and equity-based incentive plans utilizing stock grants, restricted stock awards, incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock units, and phantom and synthetic equity programs

Employee Benefits Advisor

• John counsels employers how to design and implement compensation plans current with market practices
• His focus on clients and understanding of company life-cycle business needs maximizes benefits for employees and executives while minimizing tax and administrative burdens
• Tax Advice in Mergers and Acquisitions: John proactively identifies and analyzes the tax risks associated with assuming, terminating, and transitioning all types of benefits and employment arrangements
• He ensures that proposed transactions comply with tax and securities laws affecting employees and equity compensation
• Prior to joining Holland & Hart, John practiced for over 11 years at two Silicon Valley-based firms, Fenwick & West LLP, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC. He has represented a wide variety of clients, from individual executives and founders to public serial acquirers during his legal career
• Prior to his legal career, John flew jets for the U.S
• Coast Guard, performing a wide variety of life-saving and law enforcement missions