On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel;...more
2/11/2020
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Merger Agreements ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Deductions
On February 5, 2019, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The panelists were David Schwartz, Skadden’s global head of Labor and Employment...more
2/15/2019
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Audits ,
CD&A ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation Committee ,
Covered Employees ,
Director Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Payment Terms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On February 28, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The Skadden panelists were labor and employment law partner David Schwartz,...more
3/22/2017
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Business Judgment Rule ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Director Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Executive Compensation ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Nasdaq ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Ratio ,
Popular ,
Profits ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 16b-3 ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Short-Swing Trading ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Withholding Tax
On August 5, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing the controversial “CEO pay ratio” disclosure requirements that were proposed in 2013 and mandated by...more
On July 1, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued long-awaited proposed rules that would implement the incentive-based compensation recovery (clawback) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more
On April 29, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules that would require companies to disclose the relationship between the compensation actually paid to named executive officers (NEOs) and...more
A board’s decision as to whether, when and how to terminate the employment of a CEO and hire a successor is among the most critical decisions facing the board of any company — large or small, public or private, established or...more
As the 2013 proxy season is now underway, companies should be aware of the recent wave of lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duties by management and directors in connection with compensation-related decisions. These...more
1/17/2013
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Certificates of Incorporation ,
Compensation Committee ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Managers ,
Proxy Season ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Litigation