Boutique Service.
Big-Law Expertise.

We partner with executives, founders, and high-growth companies to navigate the complex and high-stakes world of executive compensation and employee benefits with precision, creativity, and clarity.

Broomley Law is a boutique law firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our focus is exclusively on executive compensation, equity incentives, and employee benefits. We advise founders, C-suite executives, private equity sponsors, startups, growth companies, and law firms on the design, negotiation, and implementation of compensation arrangements that are both strategically aligned and legally sound.

What we do

Executive Representation

  • Onboarding and retention negotiations

  • Equity vesting structures

  • Severance protections

  • Separation agreements

  • Restrictive covenant review

  • Retirement planning

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • 409A compliance and corrections

  • Management incentive plans

  • Equity incentive plans

  • Cryptocurrency and token-based compensation

  • Phantom equity

  • Nonqualified incentive plan design and implementation

Incentive & Deferred Compensation

  • Purchase agreement negotiations

  • Benefit plan representations

  • Equity cancellations, substitutions and rollovers

  • Earnout structures

  • 280G “golden parachute” analysis and disclosure

  • Retention packages

We believe in practical, innovative solutions.

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Broomley Law delivers counsel rooted in transactional experience and a deep understanding of evolving compensation structures—from traditional equity plans to cutting-edge token-based incentives.

Our approach is personal, strategic, and tailored to your business goals. Whether you’re negotiating a key hire, designing an incentive plan, or facing a transformative transaction, we offer forward-thinking advice backed by years of experience.

Why clients choose us

Specialized Expertise

Executive compensation and employee benefits aren't side issues—they’re what we do.

Deal-Side Experience

We help clients navigate new frontiers with confidence, including token-based compensation programs and other novel incentive structures.

Collaborative & Clear

We speak your language. We make the complex actionable. And we’re in it with you from start to finish.

Web3 & Emerging Tech Savvy

We’ve led compensation negotiations across hundreds of M&A, IPO, and financing transactions.