Steven Bruce Greenapple

Steven B. Greenapple is a partner of Steiker, Fischer, Edwards & Greenapple, P.C. He has extensive experience in transactions involving Employee Stock Ownership Plans and has represented ESOP plan sponsors, shareholders selling to an ESOP, and ESOP trustees in transactions establishing ESOPs, increasing ESOPs’ share ownership, using ESOPs to acquire other businesses, and terminating and buying out ESOPs. Steve is frequently brought into transactions as special ESOP counsel by clients’ corporate counsel, and he has also served as an expert in litigation related to ESOPs in State and Federal court.

Steve also advises clients in designing and implementing other forms of equity compensation plans such as stock appreciation rights, phantom stock plans and stock option plans.

Prior to focusing his practice on ESOP law, Steve practiced business and transactional law for over 20 years. He works with clients in a variety of industries, and has been involved in every phase of clients’ businesses. Steve advises on organization structuring relationships among founders, investors and joint ventures, and on negotiating, drafting and administration of agreements. He also provides access to other resources, such as trustees, valuation advisors, lenders, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors and attorneys, to help clients achieve their objectives.