Equity Incentive Plan — Review and Redline
A close review and redline of the other side's Equity Incentive Plan, the document that creates the pool and the rules for issuing options, restricted stock, and other awards.
We separate the terms worth contesting from the ones that just look alarming. You receive a marked-up document plus a ranked issues memo that separates what must change from what is merely preference.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers a full read of the counterparty's document against your position, a tracked-changes redline you can send back, and a ranked issues memo separating deal-breakers from trade material. It is fixed at this scope: one plan. 1 round of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
1 to 2 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 1 round of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$2,125 is $325/hour × 6.5 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary equity compensation matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $2,125 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
What your business does, and who its users or customers are, the systems, vendors, and data flows the document has to describe accurately, any existing version, and what prompted this one, and any regulator, platform, or contract requirement you are working to. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
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Equity Incentive Plan (Short Form)
A compact Equity Incentive Plan that creates the pool and the rules for issuing options, restricted stock, and other awards, sized for a lower-value or lower-risk transaction.
Profits Interest Award Agreement
A Profits Interest Award Agreement, drafted for your facts, that grants LLC equity that shares in future value without a current tax hit, if it is structured properly.
Secondary Stock Sale and Company Consent Package
A custom-drafted Secondary Stock Sale and Company Consent Package that moves shares from an existing holder to a buyer with the transfer restrictions, rights of first refusal, and consents cleared.
Early Exercise and Stock Restriction Agreement — Template and Playbook
A template Early Exercise and Stock Restriction Agreement and playbook your team can run without counsel on every deal, for the agreement that lets an optionholder exercise before vesting with a repurchase right protecting the company.
Stock Option Grant Agreement and Notice — Template and Playbook
A template Stock Option Grant Agreement and Notice and playbook your team can run without counsel on every deal, for the agreement that documents an option grant with the vesting, exercise, and tax mechanics stated correctly.
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and 83(b) Package — Template and Playbook
A template Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and 83(b) Package and playbook your team can run without counsel on every deal, for the agreement that issues founder or early-employee stock subject to vesting, with the election that avoids a costly tax result.