Rimon is pleased to welcome Craig Tanner, an experienced Employee Benefits and executive compensation attorney, as a Partner in the firm’s new Austin, TX office, the firm’s second office in Texas. Mr. Tanner joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP. Mr. Tanner will also work out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Mr. Tanner works with his clients in designing and offering executive compensation and broad-based equity programs, including restricted stock units, stock options, profit interests, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, phantom stock, and stock appreciation rights, as well as retention, transaction and cash bonus programs.
Mr. Tanner advises his clients on all aspects of employment law; advises employers on the collection, transfer and protection of employee information in accordance with data privacy regulations; and advises clients on the employment-related issues which arise from M&A transactions.
The Austin office is the 39th office that Rimon has opened, and the second in Texas. The firm’s Houston office was opened last year.
“As the economy takes off and as new laws and regulations pose new complications on how to handle salaries, employee benefits and executive compensation issues have only increased in importance,” said Michael Moradzadeh, CEO and Founding Partner of Rimon. “We are very pleased to bring Craig onto our team. Craig has an extensive executive compensation and employment law practice, which will be a great benefit to our clients. We are also excited to continue expansion into Austin, one of the fastest growing marketplaces in the US.”
On joining Rimon, Mr. Tanner said, “Rimon’s innovative business structure, broad legal resources, and global presence is an optimal platform for serving my clients’ needs. At Rimon, I will have the support and latitude to provide my clients with high-quality legal services in an efficient and cost-effective system. I am excited to join Rimon and look forward to working with my new colleagues.”
Mr. Tanner graduated from University of San Francisco (J.D.) and University of Colorado (B.S.)
Rimon has 39 offices across five continents. The firm is widely known as being at the vanguard of legal innovation. The firm has been repeatedly recognized by the Financial Times as one of North America’s most innovative law firms. The firm’s Managing Partners were both named ‘Legal Rebels’ by the American Bar Association’s ABA Journal and have spoken on innovations in the practice of law at Harvard and Stanford Law Schools. Rimon and its lawyers have also received numerous awards for excellence, including from Best Lawyers and Chambers.