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Fiduciary Duty Section 162(m)

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Time to Review Executive Compensation Arrangements in Light of IRS Guidance on Section 162(m)

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Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) published limited initial guidance regarding key aspects of the changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) to Section 162(m) of the Internal...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

ERISA Litigation Newsletter - July 2016

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Editor's Overview - This month we take a look at the plaintiffs' past successes in fee litigations, and the influx of such lawsuits seeking to impose heightened fiduciary standards for 401(k) plans. Regardless of the...more

King & Spalding

Know Your Limits! Section 162(m) and Excess Equity Grants

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In the past few years there has been an uptick in stockholder derivative litigation related to equity compensation granted to named executive officers that exceed the plan share limits. The claims against the companies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Executive Compensation: Avoiding Proxy Litigation and Say-on-Pay Pitfalls in 2014"

The spotlight on executive compensation further intensified during 2013, the third season under the Dodd-Frank Act’s “say-on-pay” rules, with the release of additional disclosure requirements and increased risks of...more

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Defending Section 162(m) Executive Compensation Derivative Suits in the United States

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Decisions regarding executive compensation fall squarely within the discretion of a public company’s board of directors. Recently, however, plaintiffs’ firms have been trying to invade the board’s purview by bringing...more

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