June 2026 Edition
We are now beginning June, we’ve had some nice weather and hopefully this run of nice weather will continue, ideal for biking, hiking, boating, golf, picnics and enjoying the out of doors, and perhaps some swimming too in the lakes and by month end perhaps the ocean too.
As for New England spectator sports, this has not been the best of times for Boston’ s professional sports scene. June is normally baseball season but so far this has not been a good year for our Red Sox. Craig Breslow has made some fine pitching acquisitions including Sunny Gray (7–1). But last year’s ace Garrett Crochet, is this year’s bust and though Wilson Contreras has been a solid hitting off-season pickup at 1st base, there has been too little offense beyond him. Hence, the home club remains mired in last place.
With both our winter teams bounced in the first round of playoffs, like last month’s newsletter, I say once again when all else fails … there’s soccer. So in June, I will keep an eye on the World Cup to be played in North America for the first time in 32 years. Perhaps some of you will get the chance to see a match at “Boston Stadium”. (Aka Gillette) — if you get that chance at a price you can afford, please do GO!! For me, I have my own great World Cup memory. In 1994, I paid $5.00 and won a raffle at Chestnut Hill mall in Newton, MA- two tickets to a 1994 World Cup match. I attended with my dear friend, the late Hans Fenstermacher. We watched Argentina vs Greece from the high upper deck nose bleed seats of old Foxboro stadium. The legendary Diego Maradona was too much for the Greeks and Hans (a gifted linguist) in fluent Spanish, cheered lustily each of the five Argentine goals. Meanwhile, I sensed ever increasing hostility from our neighbors, almost all frustrated Greek fans in our cheep seats. To alleviate our peril, I regularly rose from my seat, screaming “HELLAS!” … each time evoking thunderous supportive cheers from our section. Hans and I did survive … and gosh what a memory we both shared. I do so miss my friend who sadly passed in January 2024… and for those able to attend this 2026 World Cup, my wish that you too will have a memorable experience.
Additionally, for me, there is another fun June sporting diversion with …Irish hurling. What is Irish Hurling? It’s not Curling a winter Olympic sport played on ice. No. Hurling is played on outdoor grassy fields bigger than US football and soccer fields. Hurling looks like a game of lacrosse, played with a wooden stick called a “hurley” that resembles a lacrosse stock. But the game has much more. It captures elements of baseball (hitting not pitching), rugby and soccer with scoring like US football . Here is link that tells more, a CBS 60 Minutes telecast — “Hurling: Ireland’s National Obsession” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-TOK2FiI4
Two days ago on Sunday morning, I had breakfast at the Dubliner pub in Boston which had all seven TVs tuned into RTE for us to watch live the Munster Hurling Final. Once again as in June 2025, it was County Cork vs County Limerick, this time at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, jam packed with 44,000 fans on the banks of the River Lee in Cork City. A year ago, I was in the Emerald Isle in the middle of a wonderful June vacation trip. It was a music tour of the West of Ireland led by Aodh Og O’Tuama and Christy Martin, the husband/wife folk music duo “Four Shillings Short”. https://4shillingsshort.com/home (Here’s a link to my favorite song of theirs “The Bumper Sticker Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3eyPlLKKE ) Well, hurling was one of our many highlights when a group of 11 from or tour group were introduced to the sport of hurling, as we all watched in Christy’s words “on the telly” this championship match of arch rivals at Gracie’s Bar, Sligo. That June 2025 encounter was a truly exciting match from Gaelic Grounds, Limerick — the match was level (tied) 17 times in regulation, tied in the 10-minute over time, and finally won by underdog Cork on penalty kicks — truly epic. And once again, two days ago, it was nip and tuck, as Cork led all the way but rarely by more then 3 and in the last minutes Limerick pulled even then ahead in the misty park with intermittent drizzle. In the end the green Treaty men of Limerick on the River Shannon prevailed 24–23 over the red Rebels of Cork on the River Lee. In the Dubliner pub, Sunday morning at 9:00am (2:00pm game-time in Cork), a sizable crowd of divided partisans, had already gathered. Like last year, I along with all of our tour group of 11 had rooted for Cork, (the team of Aodh Og O’Tuama and his father Patrick before him, who had played in the 1940’s with Cork hurling legend Christy Ring), and so Sunday morning I wore a red jersey. I took a seat at the bar joining a contingent of five young women, each working the summer in Boston, each wearing their red Cork jerseys brought from home. There were other Rebel group in red and also several other groups wearing green and rooting for Limerick. We the groups in red, were more numerous but green rooters were louder, and their team, as said, prevailed and in the end it was the captain of the Treaty mem who raised the cup of victory. Despite our loss, here are two further links to Irish folk music performances in 2025 that celebrate Cork hurling, the first by Kingfishr for a local Cork team Killeagh (Live From Cork) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBQ65EBKbdw the second by Ella Ryan, Rebels Rising — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km1_f2rK5AQ Once again, “UP THE REBELS!”
As for Newsletter items, the first item provides a link to an article I wrote published a couple weeks agon on May 27 by CEOWORLD Magazine on a provision of US Tax Law recently expanded that can allow significant and even total exclusion from tax of up to $15 million of gains on pre-IPO stock for CEOs and senior executives who join startup and early stage companies. 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 the implied covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing to protect what you have earned when you are terminated by your employer in bad faith, published earlier this years by IVYEXEC career advancement website. The other article #4 in this newsletter, is an article for senior executives considering, taking on, or continuing in the position of Chief Financial Officer and what to seek and negotiate for in the duties, contract terms, compensation and severance for your CFO position. 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 June!
1. Achieving Zero Taxation on Sale of Your Appreciated Stock
Are you considering joining an early stage company where stock will be an important part of your compensation package? My recent article published on May 27, by CEOWORLD Magazine, discusses how proper structuring of your equity grant as qualified small business stock (QSBS), may enable you to have zero Federal taxation on all of the appreciation on a sale of shares after 5 years. This new article includes tax law changes effective 7/4/25 to shield from tax up to $15 million of income and allow partial exclusion from tax with stock held for 3 years or 4 years. This article also fully discusses no-taxable rollover techniques and merits of rollover if you must sell your shares earlier than 3 years … 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. Protecting Your Earnings from Unfair Dealing by Your Employer
As a C-level or senior executive, have you ever faced employment termination or other employer action to prevent you from receiving a bonus, stock vesting or other benefit you earned from your successful achievement of a target objective for the company? My article published in January 2026 by IVYEXEC career advancement website, discusses an important duty or implied covenant in the law that can enable you, even if you are an employee “at will”, to have a valid enforceable claim against your employer to be made whole for what you earned and were deprived of … Read the Article Here
4. Negotiating Your CFO Employment Agreement
If you have a new job offer or employment contract as a CFO or Chief Financial Officer, new article, published in July 2024 by IVYEXEC career advancement website, and still relevant, advises on special terms, authority, reliance, equity and executive compensation package, severance and other essential terms to negotiate. Read the Article Here
5. 5/2026 Offer: Good until June 23rd
This 2-week value-packed offer, is as a way to get introduced to my law work: an Executive Employment Separation Law Diagnostic — this offer is good through 6/23/25. 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
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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.
