Sarah Ghulamhussain > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > Silicon Valley, United States > Lawyer Profile

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is recognized for its ‘excellent executive compensation practice’, advising on equity arrangements, executive employment, severance agreements, golden parachute taxes, and other aspects of employee benefits and executive compensations in transactions. The practice is co-led by Nicole Foster and Lori Goodman in New York, alongside Brandon Gantus and Sarah Ghulamhussain in Silicon Valley. Foster collaborates with the firm’s European and Asian offices to deliver cross-border executive compensation advice, while Goodman provides US benefits law guidance to international clients such as Roivant Sciences, AstraZeneca, and Ericsson. Gantus’s expertise lies in M&A and capital markets transactions, which is routinely called upon by technology and life sciences companies. Ghulamhussain, who became a partner in May 2023, specializes in compensation structuring for corporate changes, C-suite executive transitions, and succession planning. Jordan Salzman, who rejoined the New York office as counsel in September 2023, advises public companies, private equity funds, and executives.