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[Podcast] Episode 50: Activism and EBEC

In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, David Teigman, partner in the Tax Department and a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group, Josh Apfelroth, partner in the Private Equity and Mergers &...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Out of Control! What the Elon Musk Compensation Case Reminds Us about Transactions with Controlling Stockholders

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Process still matters.  That’s the main takeaway from the Delaware Court of Chancery’s 200-page opinion striking down Tesla’s 2018 incentive package awarded to Elon Musk.  The court rescinded the incentive package mainly...more

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Executive Perks: A Hammer Finds Its Nail in SEC Settlement with Tool Company

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We return once more to the issue of public company executive perquisites or "perks" – a topic we anticipated last year would "be a hot-button enforcement issue for the foreseeable future." We were not wrong. In light of the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Disclosing Perks and Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced a settlement with Oregon-based freight transportation supply company, The Greenbrier Companies Inc., and founder and former CEO and Chairman, William A. Furman, for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Corp Fin Issues Pay Versus Performance CDIs

On February 10, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued 15 compliance and disclosure interpretations (CDIs), Questions 128D.01 through 128D.13, and Section 228D – CDIs 228D.01 and 228D.02. The CDIs...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Releases C&DIs Clarifying Certain ‘Pay vs Performance’ Questions

In a series of 15 Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”s), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10, 2023 attempted to clarify certain questions that have arisen as reporting companies prepare their...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Clawback Rule Guidance

In our prior posts, we discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of Rule 10D-1 that directs the securities exchanges to establish listing standards prohibiting the listing of a security of any company that...more

Goodwin

Key Compensation Considerations for Public Companies in a Market Downturn

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As a result of recent market trends, US public companies and their compensation committees face challenging decisions as they seek to maximize shareholder value while retaining and competitively incentivizing key employees....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s Perspective on Clawbacks and Deferred Compensation Systems (Part III of III)

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DOJ’s decision to examine corporate compensation programs as an important part of a compliance program should be welcomed.  DOJ’s initiative asks a very good question – how can incentives and disincentives be used to promote...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Never Too Late – SEC Enacts Pay vs. Performance Disclosure Rules

A mere 12 years after they were mandated by Dodd-Frank, the SEC adopted so-called “pay versus performance” rules on August 25, 2022. The rules require companies to provide a new table in their proxy or information statements,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SEC Adopts New Pay Versus Performance Disclosures

On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted pay versus performance disclosure rules originally mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act 12 years ago. These rules require public companies to disclose the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rule

On August 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally adopted a “pay versus performance” rule in accordance with a Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DoddFrank Act) mandate that...more

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That was NOT fast - SEC adopts pay-versus-performance disclosure requirements for upcoming proxy season

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More than seven years after their original proposal, the SEC adopted new rules requiring companies to disclose metrics reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and the company’s financial...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Pay for Performance Rule

On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a final pay for performance rule.  The pay for performance rule implements the Dodd Frank Act rulemaking mandate contained in Section 953(a) of the Act.  That...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Adopts Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules implementing the pay versus performance requirement as required by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules will require registrants to disclose, in proxy or...more

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CEO Self-Evaluation: To Thine Own Self (Assessment) Be True

“Report cards” may bring to mind evaluating middle school students, not CEOs of multi-billion dollar companies. But over the last decade, some companies have adopted a CEO “self-assessment” for evaluating the performance of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Courts Continue Strict Review of Compensation Matters; Practical Advice on Decision-Making Processes

On April 27, 2022, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion, on a motion to dismiss, addressing several important governance topics about director and officer compensation—including...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Pay Versus Performance Takes Center Stage

In an era where TikTok stars outearn scores of CEOs of top earning publicly traded companies, executive compensation is no less important to the investing public or to companies striving to attract and retain top talent....more

Dechert LLP

A Repeat Performance – U.S. SEC Taking Another Look At Executive Pay Versus Performance

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 28, 2022, reopened the comment period with respect to its pending “pay versus performance” proposal (Proposed Rule), which would generally require public companies to...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Staff Issues Accounting Guidance on “Spring-Loaded” Compensation Awards to Executives

The SEC staff has released guidance for companies about how to properly recognize and disclose compensation cost for “spring-loaded awards” made to executives....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

2022 Proxy and Annual Report Season: The Time to Get Started Is Now

Once again, it is time to prepare for the proxy and annual report season. There are many issues to take into consideration when crafting required regulatory disclosures in a manner that conveys effective messaging to the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2021 Compensation Committee Handbook

The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. This seventh edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook from the lawyers of the Executive Compensation and...more

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U.S. Companies Assess Ripple Impact of COVID-19 on their Business and Incentive Plan Metrics

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As we near the end of second quarter 2020, companies are evaluating the ripple effect COVID-19 has had and will likely continue to have on their businesses as a result of worker layoffs, shelter-in-place orders, employee...more

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COVID-19 and Public Company Executive Compensation Programs

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The spread of COVID-19 is having an unimaginable impact on all facets of life, including our economy. While executive compensation programs might not be the most pressing issue facing corporate boards right now, volatility in...more

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COVID-19 and Compensation: Considerations for Public and Private U.S. Companies

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant disruption in the financial performance of businesses across the globe, creating real challenges for compensation programs maintained by both public and private U.S. companies....more

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