Shawn Lampron advises high-growth and public companies, as well as venture and institutional investors, on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters. Her work spans the full spectrum of equity and cash compensation arrangements, including employee stock options, restricted stock units, deferred compensation, fringe benefit programs, and employment and severance agreements. She has deep experience counseling clients through the tax and securities law issues that affect these programs, particularly in the context of startups, emerging growth companies, manufacturing, and service businesses.

Shawn partners with boards, compensation committees, and executive teams to develop and implement compensation strategies that support business goals and meet regulatory requirements. She regularly negotiates and prepares incentive, employment, and severance arrangements for both companies and executives, and provides practical guidance on equity and benefits matters in IPOs, M&A, and other strategic transactions. Her work spans a range of industries, with a focus on fintech, software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and healthtech.

Clients value Shawn’s pragmatic guidance, deep technical knowledge, and ability to simplify complex issues. She is consistently recognized by Chambers USA as one of California’s leading lawyers in her field. One client described her as “an effective, knowledgeable and no-nonsense expert in the field.”

Before joining Fenwick, Shawn was a partner at a global law firm. She is also a co-author of “Executive Compensation for Emerging Companies.”