NICHOLAS FREY focuses on all areas of executive compensation, including deferred compensation, tax issues (with a special emphasis on Sections 409A and 280G of the Internal Revenue Code), equity and securities exemption issues, executive agreements, and equity plan and other compensation plan drafting. Nic advises on all stages and life cycles of companies in the technology and life sciences sectors, from emerging companies to late stage public companies. He is experienced with all types of mergers and acquisitions and the impact of such transactions on compensation and equity held by executives and other employees in such transactions. Additionally, his work concentrates on employee benefits matters, with deep experience with private company compensation and equity matters.
Partner
Nicholas F. Frey
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- M&A
Experience
- Representative Matters
Nic has many years’ experience representing technology and life science companies at all stages, particularly representing both public and private company buyers and sellers in complex mergers and acquisitions, as well as in day to day compensation and equity matters.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Global Life Sciences
- M&A
- Big Data, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence
- Biotechnology
- Blockchain
- Cleantech
- Compensation and Benefits in M&A Transactions
- Consumer Electronics
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Digital Media and Entertainment
- Electronics and Semiconductors
- Executive Compensation Disclosure
- Financial Industry and Payment Processing
- Internet, Social Media and E-Commerce
- IT Procurement and Outsourcing
- Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans
- Renewable Energy
- Satellite and Telecommunications Projects
- Sports
- Taxation of Executive Compensation
- Technology, Media and Privacy Law
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- California
- Idaho
- Utah
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2006
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, J.D., 2005
- Brigham Young University, B.A., 2001 (cum laude)