New Book on Executive Employment Law Released by Oxford University Press

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's uncertain economic climate, one thing is definite – anyone can get fired.  Presidents, vice presidents, general managers and yes, even CEOs get fired!  What separates the front-page headlines from quiet, amicable splits is what that executive or entrepreneur negotiated before employment began or how well they were represented after termination.  For the practitioner looking to represent these executives and entrepreneurs or the executive or entrepreneur looking to educate and protect themselves, Oxford University Press presents Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees by Jotham S. Stein.

Jotham Stein is an attorney with an extensive background in executive negotiation, litigation and legal counseling.  Mr. Stein’s vast experience enables him to discuss the most effective strategies for negotiating employment contracts, separation (termination) agreements, non-compete agreements, founder's stock contracts and more.  With law offices in Palo Alto, California and Chicago and Geneva, Illinois, Mr. Stein has represented hundreds of executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and companies in a wide variety of business and employment negotiations.

“Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees fills a critical gap for practitioners and the executives they represent,” says Mr. Stein.  “While there are several books about executive compensation, few, if any address the dynamics of negotiating contracts and compensation from the perspective of the executive or entrepreneur.  Anybody involved in these complex negotiations will benefit from the information presented in this book.”

For lawyers and the executives they represent, as well as in-house counsel responsible for advising their employer or executive compensation committee on executive hiring, retention or termination matters; Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees will serve as an invaluable tool for navigating executive employment-related negotiations and the laws governing executive employment.  The text chronicles myriad issues encompassing executive employment law including the contracts that may affect the executive during or at the end of employment, negotiating the separation agreement, representing management teams during acquisitions, the ability of the executive to compete against his former employer and more.  With “real life” stories demonstrating potential outcomes in the various scenarios outlined in the book, Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees is both accessible and thought provoking.  

Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs and Employees is available in hardcover from Oxford University Press.  For more information, or to purchase a copy, please visit www.evenceosgetfired.com.

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