Taft partner Matthew Secrist was featured on the most recent episode of Cake Equity’s podcast, “Startup Equity Matters.” In the episode, titled “Who Wants Simpler Stock Options?” Secrist and Cake Equity founder, Jason Atkins, discuss navigating stock options and offer advice for first time founders on the dos and don’ts of U.S. stock options. To listen to the full episode, visit here.

Since launching in 2018, Cake Equity has become the leading cap table and equity management provider for startups in Australia and has launched the platform in 50 countries on its path to solving equity across borders.

Secrist focuses his practice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters. He is experienced in a wide range of employee benefits matters, including tax-qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements, welfare benefit plans, COBRA, HIPAA, and Affordable Care Act issues. His executive compensation experience includes employee fringe benefit plans, stock option plans, supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs), employment agreements, severance plans, and various other forms of incentive compensation arrangements.