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When you are building your startup, the allocation of equity among co-founders and teammates can be a stressful topic.

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This month, we feature Layla Lumpkin, a partner in our Chicago office, who walks you through the basics of allocating founders’ equity, allocating equity to employed contractors, board members and the like, and balancing legal principles and standards with notions of fairness. 

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Interested in learning more? Watch Layla’s video or reach out to one of your Thompson Hine teammates today!

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Layla&nbsp;Dotson Lumpkin 312.998.4281 <a href="mailto:Layla.Lumpkin@ThompsonHine.com">Layla.Lumpkin@ThompsonHine.com</a>

Sean Ganley 216.566.5873 <a href="mailto:Sean.Ganley@ThompsonHine.com">Sean.Ganley@ThompsonHine.com</a>

Lindsay Karas Stencel 614.469.3222 <a href="mailto:Lindsay.Karas.Stencel@ThompsonHine.com">Lindsay.Karas.Stencel@ThompsonHine.com</a>

Jonathon H. Vinocur 216.566.5722 <a href="mailto:Jonathon.Vinocur@ThompsonHine.com">Jonathon.Vinocur@ThompsonHine.com</a>

Startup Building Blocks: Allocating Equity