High-Tech Prenuptial Agreement: What Happens to Stocks, Options, and Startups in a Separation?

An article in collaboration with ZAP Legal presents attorney Meirav Aharon, a family law specialist, emphasizing the need for a tailored prenuptial agreement for entrepreneurs and high-tech employees. The agreement must address not only existing assets but also future rights such as ideas, patents, options, and restricted stock units. The article covers issues like private company valuation, scenarios of value decline, and protecting the contribution of the non-entrepreneur spouse.

An article in collaboration with ZAP Legal presents attorney Meirav Aharon from Aharon & Co. law firm, specializing in family law and digital inheritance, emphasizing the need for a personalized prenuptial agreement for entrepreneurs and high-tech employees. According to her, a generic agreement is insufficient, as it must address future rights such as ideas, patents, code, algorithms, options, and restricted stock units (RSUs) that have not yet vested. The article covers issues like valuing a private company without a clear market value, scenarios of value decline, and the need to also protect the contribution of the non-entrepreneur spouse, who bears the family burden. Attorney Aharon emphasizes that a proper agreement should create certainty in advance and prevent future disputes regarding intellectual property, shares, and the distribution of economic value.