Benjamin Ho

Ben advises public and private companies, as well as private equity funds, on global employment issues related to workforce expansions, complex cross-border transactions, and global corporate reorganizations. His transactional experience includes managing workforce-related due diligence, advising on the employment aspects of transactional documents, counseling on employee transfer mechanisms, and counseling on notice and consultation requirements along with works counsel and union issues.

Ben also regularly counsels companies on a variety of unique and complex employment issues such as executive employment contracts, international mobility issues, strategic workforce restructuring, workforce management, compliance, background checks, and global incentive compensation plans.

• Advised Western Digital Corporation on all people related matters in connection with the spinoff of its flash division from its hard drive division across 36 countries around the world. 
• Advised Veritas Technologies LLC on global employment and compensation issues across 28 countries in connection with Cohesity’s acquisition of Veritas’ data protection business, and the carve out of Veritas’ remaining business.
• Advised Artic Wolf Networks Inc. on its acquisition of BlackBerry’s Cylance endpoint security assets across 13 countries globally.
• Advised a financial services firm in its acquisition of the assets of another investment advisory business. Provided employment diligence, drafted employment and benefits provisions for the asset purchase agreement and key employee documents, and advised on enforceability of post-termination restrictive covenants and protection of customer lists under California law. Worked closely with the client to safeguard key employment-related assets while ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Advised a technology company in connection with its largescale multi-round reduction in force, including counseling on the termination process, notice and severance obligations, separation packages, releases, adverse impact, and preparing termination notices and agreements.
• Advised a technology company on the implementation of an online self-service leaves of absence tool to assist employees assess potential leave types available to them. 
• Advised a technology company on its strategy regarding post-termination restrictive covenants involving over 35 jurisdictions.

• American Bar Association
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• California State Bar Association

• Palo Alto