Greg Gautam

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Settlement of Solak v. Barrett May Provide Additional Guidance on Setting Director Pay

I’ve stressed how important it is for public company executives and directors to stay apprised of developments in the director pay area, including developments/settlements of director pay lawsuits. Earlier this summer, the...more

8/21/2018 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , compe , Corporate Counsel , Corporate Governance , Director Compensation , Fiduciary Duty , Publicly-Traded Companies , Settlement

Consider Adding Separate Annual Sublimit on Director Equity Awards

In response to the Delaware Chancery Court’s 2012 and 2015 decisions in Seinfeld v. Slager and Calma v. Templeton and Facebook’s 2016 settlement of Espinoza v. Zuckerberg, public companies that are adopting or amending...more

6/28/2016 / Business Judgment Rule , Corporate Counsel , Directors , Equity Compensation , Facebook , Incentive Compensation , Publicly-Traded Companies , Restricted Stocks

Ninth Circuit Rules that Stock Rights Plan is Not Subject to ERISA

In a case of first impression in the Ninth Circuit, the Court held that the Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Stock Rights Plan (“SRP”) was not subject to ERISA because its primary purpose was not to provide deferred compensation or...more

6/6/2016 / Appeals , Corporate Counsel , Deferred Compensation , Employee Benefits , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Employee Stock Purchase Rights , Form 5500 , Health and Welfare Plans , Qualified Retirement Plans

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