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
Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard In Director Compensation
June 17, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno
Interim Guidance Under §4960: Excise Taxes and Parachute Payments
April 5, 2019 | | By Alexander Song
New Jersey Legislative Update: Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave
May 3, 2018 | Blog | By Alexander Song
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
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
New York Paid Family Leave Law – A Comprehensive Breakdown for Employers
October 11, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
Reminder: New York City Ban on Salary History Inquiries Takes Effect October 31st
October 5, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
New York Paid Family Leave Law Regulations Become Effective
July 21, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
New York Paid Family Leave Law Contributions Have Started, While Proposed Regulations Are Revised
July 11, 2017 | Blog | By Alexander Song
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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
Mintz Represents Seventh Generation, Inc. in Sale to Unilever
October 27, 2016
Recognition & Awards
Featured in Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch, Employment Law (2024 - 2025)