{"id":3976,"date":"2024-03-18T10:17:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3976"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:59:39","slug":"strategic-succession-navigating-the-legal-and-psychological-framework-of-business-exit-strategies","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/event\/strategic-succession-navigating-the-legal-and-psychological-framework-of-business-exit-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Succession: Navigating the Legal and Psychological Framework of Business Exit Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sesesop.com\/team_member\/sean-tamba-matthew\/\">Sean-Tamba Matthew<\/a>\u00a0of SES ESOP Strategies is presenting on \u201cStrategic Succession: Navigating the Legal and Psychological Framework of Business Exit Strategies\u201d at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiabar.org\/?pg=events&amp;utm_campaign=cle-list-serve-notice&amp;utm_content=2024-03-08-tue-31924-cle---strategic-succession-navigating-the-legal-and-psychological-framework-of-business-exit-strategies&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=membercentral-emailblast&amp;evAction=showDetail&amp;eid=280376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2024 Probate &amp; Trust Law Section Quarterly Meeting &amp; CLE<\/a>, hosted virtually by The Philadelphia Bar Association on March 19, 2024, 12:30-2:30 p.m. EST.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this 2-hour CLE program, Sean joins panelists to explore the emotional and practical challenges many owners encounter when contemplating exit strategies, including strategic sales, the implementation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and familial gifting. 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