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“Computed Without Regard to Taxes Paid”: The Individual Tax Consequences of Compensation Clawbacks

WilmerHale on 11/29/2023

Compensation clawbacks can raise difficult, and often adverse, tax issues for employees and other service providers. Specifically, for clawbacks that are effected on a gross (pretax) basis, questions arise as to how the...more

2023 Compensation Committee Handbook

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/8/2023

Overview of Committee Member Responsibilities - Compensation committee (Committee) members’ duties and responsibilities generally are outlined in the Committee’s organizational charter approved by the board of directors...more

Issues to Consider When Officers Grant Equity Awards

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits on 8/12/2021

Equity-based awards are often a significant element of a company’s compensation program. However, unlike more broad-based employee benefit programs, which are generally only subject to federal laws, equity-based compensation...more

A User's Guide to LTIP Units: A Special Form of Equity Compensation for UPREITs

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/22/2020

In the universe of equity compensation, an "LTIP" is a commonly used term that invokes a "long term incentive program," which is any form of award of cash or shares paid or issued in order to attract, retain and incentivize...more

[Podcast]: Key Contractual Provisions for Employers to Incorporate in Documents with Confidentiality Covenants

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/30/2019

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Kate Napalkova, special employee benefits and executive compensation counsel, and associate Oleg Zakatov discuss potential pitfalls that lurk in employment agreements and other employee...more

2019 Compensation Committee Handbook

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/11/2018

The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. The fifth edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook, authored by our Executive Compensation and Benefits Group,...more

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/10/2017

On November 2, 2017, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives released its tax reform bill titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”). On November 6, 2017, Kevin Brady, Chairman of the...more

Should Tweener Corporations Include This Provision In Their Equity Compensation Plans?

Allen Matkins on 9/19/2016

I have previously commented on the phenomenon of what I call the “tweener” corporation. See Will The Rise Of Tweener Corporations Increase Focus On California’s Annual Report Statute? These are corporations that are not...more

2016 Compensation Committee Handbook

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/10/2015

The Executive Compensation and Benefits Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is pleased to provide you with this second edition of its Compensation Committee Handbook. This edition reflects developments in...more

Coming to America – A Guide for FPIs

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/23/2015

In this Issue: - The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - Chapter 1: Background - Chapter 2: Unregistered Global Offerings – Regulation S, Rule 144A and...more

SEC Proposes JOBS Act Rules for Exchange Act Registration Requirements

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 12/19/2014

As mandated by the JOBS Act, the SEC has issued proposed amendments to revise the rules related to the thresholds for registration, termination of registration, and suspension of reporting under Section 12(g) of the Exchange...more

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