Please join Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis and Sheri Adler as they discuss recent developments in equity award delegations for public companies incorporated in Delaware. Sheri, a member of our Employee Benefits and...more
A board of directors of a Delaware company may delegate its authority to grant equity awards if certain requirements enumerated in the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) are met. Effective August 1, 2023, updates were...more
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq amended their previously proposed clawback listing standards on June 5 and June 6 respectively to give listed companies until December 1 to adopt required clawback policies. On...more
6/14/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On December 20, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code....more
1/21/2020
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Entities ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Grandfathering Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
In an important recent opinion, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled in In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation that certain director compensation decisions would be reviewed under the “entire fairness” standard...more
1/12/2018
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Officers ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Entire Fairness Standard ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Litigation