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ARTICLE · 03 NOVEMBER 2026

Navigating An Executive Departure: Protecting Your Next Chapter

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
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Senior executives facing difficult workplace transitions must navigate complex questions about compensation, equity, legal exposure, and professional reputation. Understanding when to leave and how to structure a departure can protect both immediate interests and long-term career opportunities.

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Celine Choi
Celine Choi
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Leaving a senior leadership position can involve far more than negotiating a severance package. Questions about compensation, equity, professional reputation, and potential legal exposure can make an executive departure a consequential turning point. Recognizing when a transition may be necessary—and understanding how to navigate it—can make a meaningful difference to what comes next.

In Season 6, Episode 4 of Clarity, a podcast from the Thomson Reuters Institute, David Sanford, Co-Founder and Chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight and Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Representation Practice Group, joins host Rabihah Butler to discuss the warning signs executives should recognize, the risks of waiting too long to leave, and why experienced legal representation can be critical during a transition.

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