WilmerHale

Emerging Company and Venture Capital; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits; Life Sciences; Private Equity; SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) Transactions; Tax

Partner

Chair, Tax Practice

Kimberly Wethly is a seasoned attorney who is recognized for her extensive experience in all aspects of executive compensation, including applicable tax, corporate securities and accounting issues. Ms. Wethly represents both public and privately held companies' boards of directors and compensation committees and corporate executives. She also advises the firm's corporate clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, formation, financings, restructurings and public offerings. Ms. Wethly's proficiency encompasses equity compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation, incentive plans, and executive, retention, severance and change-in-control agreements.

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Publications Notable publications by Ms. Wethly include "Best Practices for Option Grants by VC-Backed Companies,” published as a WilmerHale Email Alert and later published in Bloomberg Law Reports; "Structuring Stock Options and Severance Payments after Section 409A," published in the Venture Capital Review; and "Stock Option Pricing Issues for Private Companies: Our Recommendations in Light of Section 409A and Recent AICPA Guidance," published as a WilmerHale Email Alert.

Professional Activities Ms. Wethly is a member of the American Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association and the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals.

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts

Other Organizations: American Bar Association Boston Bar Association

Boston College Law School , J.D. (1997) Boston College , B.A. (1993)