About the Firm

San Francisco attorneys Alisa J. Baker and Richard E. Levine bring a powerful combination of transactional and litigation skills to their work on behalf of clients with respect to the full range of employment and executive compensation matters, as well as general commercial matters. Whether working separately or as a team, the partners provide the kind of substantive expertise and practical effectiveness that arises only from decades of sophisticated legal practice.

Levine & Baker LLP offers counsel both to individuals and to companies (private and public). Representative matters include:

• Negotiation/preparation of executive employment, confidentiality, separation and settlement agreements (including equity compensation and change in control arrangements), as well as founders' and key shareholders' agreements;
  


• Representation in trial and alternative dispute resolution proceedings including wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment cases, compensation (including equity compensation) disputes, unfair competition and trade secret cases between employers and former employees, partnership disputes and battles for corporate control;
  


• Representation of senior executives and company founders with respect to their rights in mergers and acquisitions transactions as well as venture capital financings;
  


• Equity compensation plan/agreement design and drafting; counsel on employee rights with respect to implementation and interpretation; and
  


• Expert consulting in the area of executive compensation and equity compensation.

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