May 2026 Edition
We are now well into May and after April showers and chilly days, we are now seeing the flowers sprout and many more warm days, with ever later sunsets. Still too early for the beach, but great New England weather for biking, hiking, boating, golf, picnics and enjoying the out of doors.
This has not been the best of times for Boston’ s professional sports scene. The good news was that both the Bruins and Celtics made the playoffs. The bad news was that both our teams went down and out in the first round. The Celtics loss was especially painful. After a 56-win season, as the number 2 seed of the Eastern Conference, the C’s seemed destined for a long playoff run — even more so with the late season return of star forward Jason Tatum. Yet despite a 3 games to 1 series lead, the Celtics lost in 7 games to the ‘76ers, the East’s # 7 seed, and that 7th game loss was on the parquet floor of TD Garden. And things have not gotten better when our region’s sports focus then moved to the Boston Red Sox. The Crimson Hose got off to such a rocky start that by the end of April, long time manager Alex Cora had been fired along with most of his coaching staff. Since then, there has been improvement. Over the last 14 games, up to Tuesday, the Red Sox were 8–6 climbing out of last place. Over that 14-game period the Sox starting rotation posted a 2.99 ERA, tied for fourth-best in baseball in that time. That veteran heavy starting rotation, certainly is our season’s big hope, with a club which is so “challenged” when it comes to offense, especially power hitting. So, as the 2026 MLB season moves on, we cross our fingers for this Sox club Craig Breslow has designed built around the old baseball adage “Good pitching, beats good hitting.” And of course, when all else fails …well, there’s soccer. And for April and May 2026, soccer has been a more pleasant story for the Boston sports scene. The Revolution have been winning at home and our women’s team the Boston Legacy winning all over… my physical therapist at Marathon PT shared with me her excitement attending a recent Legacy game and I will try to interest my daughter to join me for a Legacy game at Gillette. And beyond the two Boston soccer teams, this summer there is the FIFA World Cup! It has been 32 years since the USA and Boston hosted games in the World Cup of “Football”. Now, for sure I’m giving away my age… but in 1994, it was one of my great thrills in spectator sport to view Diego Maradona and Argentina vs Greece from the cheap seats, one of the top row (nose-bleed) sections of old Foxboro Stadium. From that long ago experience, my advice — If you get the chance to attend a World Cup game — GO!
As for Newsletter items, unfortunately I missed my deadline to submit for publication a new article to showcase in this month’s newsletter. So, to fill the gap, I am reposting an older article that my digital marketer Millie Kwan told me is among the most popular of my 54 articles published to date by CEOWORLD Magazine (this one has the most clicks, she says) — I’m hoping you too will enjoy it — the topic “An Executive Severance Agreement Protects Your Employment, Career and Reputation”. A link to that new article is featured as item #1. This newsletter also has links, in items #3 and #4, to two other earlier articles of mine still relevant to CEOs, C-suite and senior executives. The first article discusses using leverage you’ve acquired to renegotiate key terms of your executive employment agreement and executive compensation package, this article of mine published about a year ago at IVYEXEC career advancement website. The second article of mine, published in CEOWORLD in 2022, is on the use of profits interests in LLCs which can be an important item of equity to seek if your company is an LLC or partnership. There is also a special offer as item #5. I hope some of these items might be of benefit… and my best wishes to all for the rest of May!
1. Negotiating Your Executive Severance Agreement
Whether you have just received a job offer, have a chance to renegotiate your current contract, or are facing a change of control or termination situation, my CEOWORLD article published in Sept. 2018 but still relevant today, may benefit you, as I discuss key payment, equity, benefits, non-disparagement and other terms to negotiate in your severance package and also how to deal with what your employer may ask of you. Read the Article Here
2. Work with CEOs, C-Suite and Senior Executives, exclusively.
Robert Adelson is an attorney specialized in the representation of CEOs, C-level and senior executives. He no longer represents companies or employers. Learn about Robert Adelson’s work with CEOs, C-level and senior executives to advise on and improve job offers, employment contracts, stock, RSUs, options, bonuses and other executive compensation matters, plus advice and aid on issues of wrongful termination, severance, exit terms, retention, change of control, other executive issues and more … More Details Here
3. Using Leverage to Re-Negotiate Key Terms in Your Employment Contract
My article published last year in IVYEXEC career advancement website describes when the opportunity is right for CEOs or other C-Suite or senior executives to re-negotiate your employment contract and equity after achieving a level of success on the job, plus tips on preparing, what to seek, and how to achieve success in your negotiations. Read the Article Here
4. Negotiating Favorable Executive Equity Terms in an LLC
What terms do you negotiate for when, as a senior executive, you are offered equity in an LLC? What are the differences in rights and taxation of Profits Interests vs Capital Interests? How can LLC profits interests benefit you more than corporate equity in a case of significant equity appreciation? What are the hidden land mines in LLC Operating Agreements? How do you defuse them? Those topics and more, are discussed in my CEOWORLD magazine article published in 2022. Read the Article Here
5. 5/2026 Offer: Good until May 24th
This 2-week value-packed offer, is as a way to get introduced to my law work: an Executive Employee Equity Law Diagnostic — this offer is good through 5/28/26. More Details Here
It’s always a pleasure to get back in touch with you and other clients, friends, and colleagues. I hope the links and information provided will be useful to you and that there will be an opportunity for me to work with you on legal matters in the near future.
Let’s keep in touch!
Best regards,
Rob
Robert Adelson
*Adelson & Associates, LLC
Executive Employment Attorney
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Note on Adelson & Associates, LLC:
* Robert A. Adelson is the Principal of Adelson & Associates, LLC. For fifteen (15) years, from October 2004 through December 2019, Robert Adelson practiced law and referred legal work to associates of his, trusted and experienced colleagues, as a partner of Engel & Schultz, LLP. In December 2019, the lead partners of the firm announced they would go into semi-retirement, go their separate ways, and the office lease would expire in January 2020. In response, Robert Adelson formed Adelson & Associates, LLC in December 2019 and commenced the new firm’s operations on January 1, 2020, with the new firm taking over, on that date and going forward, all current Robert Adelson clients, matters and operations, as well as all referral of legal work to associates of Robert Adelson. Since 1/1/2020, the firm’s offices have been and remain at 101 Federal Street, 19th Floor, across the street from the pre-2020 offices at One Federal Street, 21st Floor, in Boston’s Financial District.
