Executive Compensation

Our Firm provides advice on all aspects of executive compensation, including benefits, tax, securities, labor and litigation issues.   Our Executive Compensation Group integrates lawyers from our BenefitsCorporate and Tax Departments to provide seamless advice to our clients.  Members of the Group include former IRS officials who participated in many of the rulings and regulations impacting the executive compensation area and attorneys who have leadership positions within the bar.  Developing compensation approaches to attract and retain key executives consistent with acting in the best interests of shareholders is an increasingly important aspect of corporate governance in light of increased public scrutiny and the changing legal environment.  Matters we regularly assist clients with include change in control protection, compensation committee governance, executive employment agreements, equity compensation and stock options, incentive compensation, non-qualified deferred compensation, public disclosure, Section 16 reporting and split-dollar life insurance.  Clients that we have advised include Fortune 500 companies as well as numerous public companies and privately held entities within the banking, financial services, health, high tech, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, utilities, insurance and numerous other industries.

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