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Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by emilsedgh on Thursday February 13, 2025 @02:33AM (#43033576)
How would you find good lawyers that have experience dealing with this stuff?

I had to sign stuff like this and the lawyers I was sent to seemed they didn't really have much relevant experience and I'm deeply uncomfortable with their assessments given how confused they looked.

Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by rwmj on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:37AM (#43033965)
You can't just use your random family lawyer. You need one who specialises in corporate law, VCs, RSUs and so on. Who that will be depends entirely on your location. I know a company that does this in London, but that's no use at all to this poster.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by 0xFF0123 on Thursday February 13, 2025 @04:02AM (#43034127)
For someone based in London, are you able to share?
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by rwmj on Thursday February 13, 2025 @06:04AM (#43034754)
I've used Bird & Bird in the past. Expensive though!
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by emilsedgh on Thursday February 13, 2025 @07:15AM (#43035127)
How about US/California?
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by jchallis on Thursday February 13, 2025 @10:08AM (#43036591)
Rimon Law is fantastic.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by emilsedgh on Thursday February 13, 2025 @12:53PM (#43038959)
Thank You.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by x0x0 on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:12PM (#43039213)
David at Grellas Shah would be my recommendation. They're a boutique-y startup-oriented law firm that understands these issues.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by amalcon on Thursday February 13, 2025 @08:49AM (#43035781)
Your random family lawyer, if they are any good, will refer you to a specialist they know for something like this. That's a decent way to find one.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by x0x0 on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:11PM (#43039200)
call the intake people at Grellas Shah and ask for David Siegel, or for a different partner as appropriate.
Re:Ask HN: Former Employees' RSUs at Risk After Startup's IPO by brudgers on Thursday February 13, 2025 @07:48PM (#43043366)
Contact the state bar.

They provide relevant referrals to the public.

It is part of how they justify their monopoly.