I have been in similar situations, with competent legal advice, and was not advised to make the described arrangements (token compensation, etc.) I certainly did not think of it on my own. Luckily for me my company failed so I did not have to deal with anything like this.
Perhaps I was given other advice that was unique to my lawyers. That would be nice, because when somebody got caught out because their lawyers did not give similar guidance, I could congratulate myself on having done the obvious.
Oh come on, you're saying you could not have predicted that a person with whom you began work on a company may one day sue you?
Think ahead a few moves. My lawyers did not tell me 'hey you should deal with this situation,' they just told me how best to deal with it after I asked.
Perhaps I was given other advice that was unique to my lawyers. That would be nice, because when somebody got caught out because their lawyers did not give similar guidance, I could congratulate myself on having done the obvious.