You have probably heard the terms “Employee Share Scheme” and “ESOPs” get thrown around, but now you want to go deeper in truly understanding them. In this lunch & learn you will you will get to find out more about the features of different types of Employee Equity Plans and develop an understanding on why and how to implement such plans.

Join Anthony Bekker from Biztech Lawyers as he dives into the ins and outs of Employee Equity Plans and find out how your business could benefit from one.

Key Takeaways

The benefits of granting equity to staff
Everything you need to know about the different types of Employee Equity Plans
The employee’s eligibility requirements for receiving startup concessions and requirements for deferring the taxing point for employee share schemes
How your lawyer can help you with implementing an Employee Equity Plan

About the Speaker

Anthony Bekker is an experienced tech lawyer who founded Biztech Lawyers after his time as General Counsel and Head of Operations at e-commerce/marketing tech company Rokt, having helped them expand into the US from a small Sydney office, and then globally and employing 150+ people. Anthony loves helping people solve complex problems. His international experience includes working at Mallesons Stephen Jaques across ecommerce, technology, finance and litigation, to in-house stints at BT and the UK competition and consumer regulator, strategy consulting at Booz & Co and at equities research at Macquarie. With a unique perspective on the dynamic relationship between agile operations and legal Anthony enables tech-driven companies to use legal to grow exponentially-as a decision making partner rather than a commercial blocker.

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About Fishburners
Fishburners is much more than a co-working space. We are a not-for-profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier! We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our weekly lunch & learn workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.