Jenifer Elmy

TL Torys LLP More Torys LLP is a respected international business law firm with a reputation for quality, innovation and teamwork. Our experience, our collaborative practice style, and the insight and imagination we bring to our work have made us our clients' choice for their largest and most complex transactions as well as for general matters in which strategic advice is key.

TL Torys LLP More Torys LLP is a respected international business law firm with a reputation for quality, innovation and teamwork. Our experience, our collaborative practice style, and the insight and imagination we bring to our work have made us our clients' choice for their largest and most complex transactions as well as for general matters in which strategic advice is key.

Properly designed incentive arrangements can help attract, retain, and motivate key talent. In this article, we discuss common forms of incentive arrangements for private companies, and offer certain key considerations that companies should keep in mind when implementing such arrangements for a cross-border workforce. Stock options are contractual rights to purchase a specified number of shares of a company, subject to the satisfaction of certain vesting conditions, at a fixed exercise price.