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Overview
Introduction
Lisa advises her clients in complex financial and tax matters.
For more than 20 years, Lisa M. McGimpsey has advised clients on the federal income tax aspects of a wide variety of executive compensation matters, including:
- Annual and long-term bonus programs, employment and severance agreements, change-in-control arrangements, and other compensation arrangements
- Equity-based compensation, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and phantom awards
- Executive compensation aspects of M&A transactions, including due diligence matters, golden parachute payments (Section 280G),, and the treatment of stock options and other equity-based compensation
- Non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements (Section 409A)
Education & credentials
- University of Washington School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2001
- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2000
- Montana State University, Bozeman, B.S., with honors, 1996
- Washington
Professional recognition
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2018-2026
Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Rising Stars of Washington Law"
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