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Executive Compensation Compensation & Benefits Compliance

DLA Piper

Trending in Transactions - Q1 2025

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Recent legislation requires that all new 401(k) plans provide automatic enrollment for all eligible participants. However, plans “established” before 2023 are generally exempt. In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Executive Compliance Comp and Compliance: From Incentives to Clawbacks

There are two problems that every company must deal with at the intersection of executive compensation and compliance. The first is the presence of perverse incentives within organizations, where executives are often...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Power of Compensation: Building a Culture of Compliance

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have repeatedly emphasized the importance of aligning compensation plans with compliance goals. According to Tom Fox, aligning the compensation...more

Hogan Lovells

You want what back? Key takeaways from DOJ on compensation clawbacks and compliance programs

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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released a memorandum titled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group,” known...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s Perspective on Clawbacks and Deferred Compensation Systems (Part III of III)

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DOJ’s decision to examine corporate compensation programs as an important part of a compliance program should be welcomed.  DOJ’s initiative asks a very good question – how can incentives and disincentives be used to promote...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

When the Compliance Counsel Speaks, CCOs Should Listen

I was recently having breakfast with a colleague and we were discussing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Compliance Counsel Hui Chen and what we believe to be the positive impact she has had on the compliance community,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Compensation Clawbacks and Code Section 409A Acceleration

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When the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) became law in 2010, it included a requirement for public companies to recoup, or “clawback,” incentive compensation from executives in the event...more

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