The LathamTECH Podcast — Can RSUs Unlock Employee Equity?
Current Executive Compensation Trends in Private Equity Transactions — Troutman Pepper Podcast
Imminent Shift: Preparing for the T+1 Settlement Impact on Equity-Based Compensation — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Equity Award Delegations for Publicly Traded Companies — The Consumer Finance Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Using Equity Incentives to Attract and Retain Key Team Members
Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans
Startup Compensation: Tips to Avoid Liability and Keep Your Investors Happy
I-18- DC Update on Joint Employer and OT Issues, and Part 1 of an Expert Interview on Pay Equity Audits
Performance Based Equity Compensation
Today’s employment environment requires companies large and small to be deliberate when designing their compensation strategy. Our panelists presented a high-level overview of the options available to executive teams when...more
The definition of a "security" Section 25019 was modeled after the definition in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, albeit with some notable differences. Both laws broadly define the term and therefore cover a...more
On December 13, 2024, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) related to its U.S. Executive Compensation Policies effective for shareholder meetings occurring on or after...more
Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires a corporation to furnish a written statement to any employee or former employee who either (i) exercised an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of...more
The following checklist highlights key issues for corporate counsel with respect to employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements....more
In this installment of our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions podcast series, Troutman Pepper Partners Joshua Gelfand and Michael Crumbock discuss current executive...more
On the latest episode of Just Compensation, Lowenstein’s Darren Goodman, Megan Monson, and Jessica Kriegsfeld of the Executive Compensation, Employment and Benefits practice discuss how the structure of an M&A transaction...more
On this episode of “Just Compensation,” Darren Goodman, Sophia Mokotoff, and Taryn E. Cannataro discuss equity compensation that can be issued by partnerships, with a special focus on profits interests. Profits interests are...more
Today on “Just Compensation,” Darren Goodman and Taryn Cannataro of Lowenstein’s Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group speak with Tax partner Sophia Mokotoff about the various types of equity awards that can be...more
The Case: A Tesla stockholder sued Tesla's board of directors to rescind a performance-based stock option grant awarded to Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO. The option award was worth a total of $56 billion and offered the opportunity...more
Please join Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis and Sheri Adler as they discuss recent developments in equity award delegations for public companies incorporated in Delaware. Sheri, a member of our Employee Benefits and...more
Today on “Just Compensation,” Darren Goodman, Megan Monson, and Taryn E. Cannataro of Lowenstein's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group are joined by Sophia Mokotoff, partner in the firm’s Tax group, to discuss...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Nona Massengill, a partner who focuses her practice on executive compensation matters. Nona shares insight on how...more
This blog is the first post in a four-part series. Part I will provide a high-level summary of stock option basics....more
In deciding how to best compensate employees in a startup, clients often consider stock options as a viable choice. But even once the decision is made to move forward with stock options, clients are still left to decide...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently voted to propose temporary rules to permit companies to provide equity compensation to certain workers known as “gig” or “platform” workers....more
ISS has posted its usual suite of interpretive material for the upcoming proxy season. The Compensation FAQs note exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on company operations will be considered...more
The federal government has taken another step to further incentivize highly skilled workers to join the gig economy: it has proposed rules that would permit publicly held gig companies to offer equity compensation to their...more
As 2020 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and...more
As pandemic effects linger, companies intent on avoiding layoffs are looking at compensating workers with equity in lieu of cash as part of their pay. In August 2020, the United Kingdom began winding down its Coronavirus...more
During this webinar, attorneys Doug Currier and Scott Connolly discussed best practices for putting in place effective executive employment agreements, including inbound agreements and separation agreements. Topics discussed...more
There are many ways to run afoul of labor laws and spook your investors—one of the most common for startups is “creative” pay practices. In this video, Fenwick employment litigation partners Dan McCoy and Sheeva...more
This White Paper highlights some recent developments in certain countries relating to employee stock plans offered by multinational companies to employees in such jurisdictions. BELGIUM - New Tax Withholding...more
The New York Stock Exchange proposes to amend Section 303A.08 of the Manual to clarify the circumstances under which certain sales of a listed company’s securities will not be deemed to be equity compensation for purposes of...more
James L. Dolan, owner of New York’s Knicks and Rangers and Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Company (“MSG”), has agreed to pay $609,810 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) allegations that...more