Executive Law

Representing Executives and Employers

Employment Contracts • Severance Pay • Consulting

Executives are particularly vulnerable to being laid off during these troubled economic times. The law firm of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. offers a variety of legal assistance for displaced executives. Our employment contract lawyers are available to assist in connection with the variety of legal matters that executives encounter during layoffs, reductions in force, mergers, changes in control and other displacements.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and serving clients statewide and across the Upper Midwest, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen represents executives and professionals in all employment-related issues:

• Negotiation of severance packages
• Maximizing rights to stock options
• Addressing issues arising from a non-compete agreement
• Negotiating new employment contracts and protections up front
• Obtaining continuation of health, life, and disability insurance and other benefits.
• Obtaining outplacement and career transition planning;
• Minimizing taxation and developing estate and financial planning vehicles for personal and financial security.
• Litigating disputes among shareholders in closely-held corporations

Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. has a proven track record representing executives, including C.E.O.s and other officers, from private businesses and publicly-held Fortune 500 companies. We provide an integrated package of legal services to assist executives in obtaining maximum benefits from their current job as well as transitioning to their next position, whether in the corporate environment, as an independent contractor or consultant, in a start-up business, or in striving for early retirement.

Legal Services for Employers in Executive Contracts

Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A., also represents businesses in:

• Drafting employment contracts for their executives
• Reviewing non-competes and trade secret protection programs
• Drafting stock option agreements and sophisticated executive compensation plans
• Representing employers in executive severance situations

Articles of interest in Executive Law:

Executive and Professional Employment and Severance Contracts

Our firm provides comprehensive Employment Law services. Contact Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen to discuss executive employment contract drafting, review, or litigation with our experienced attorneys.