About Austin Light

Austin Light provides clients of Cohen & Buckmann, PC with strategic solutions in executive compensation, benefits and complex tax issues. His blend of experience across these disciplines enables him to structure compensation and equity arrangements that are both tax-efficient and aligned with clients’ long-term objectives. Austin’s practical approach helps clients cut through complexity to pinpoint negotiation leverage and strategic advantages, uncover hidden opportunities and translate tax implications into pragmatic structures. Austin represents individual executives, management teams, law firms, start-up founders and PE sponsors. He has deep experience guiding companies through liquidity events and M&A transactions, and counselling executives through various role changes.