Steve Greenapple is a shareholder of Steiker, Fischer, Edwards & Greenapple, P.C. He has represented ESOP plan sponsors, shareholders selling to an ESOP, and ESOP trustees in transactions establishing and amending ESOPs, increasing ESOPs’ share ownership, using ESOPs to acquire other businesses, and terminating and buying out ESOPs.
He is also experienced in designing and implementing other forms of equity compensation plans such as stock appreciation rights, phantom stock plans and stock option plans. Steve is frequently brought into transactions as special ESOP counsel by clients’ corporate counsel. He has also served as an expert in litigation related to ESOPs in State and Federal court.
Steve is a member of NCEO as well as The ESOP Association, where he currently serves as the Chair of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee. Steve received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and his J.D. from Cornell Law School.
He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest “AV” rating.