Stock Option Repricing: What Do Tech Companies Need to Know, What Different Forms Do They Take, and How Can Repricing Contribute to a Motivated Workforce?
What Non-US Startups Need to Know About Granting Stock Options
Why is a 409A Valuation Important?
Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans
As 2023 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our To Do Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...more
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
Last week, the SEC announced the adoption of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 120 (SAB 120), which provides guidance for companies as to how they should recognize and disclose the cost of providing “spring-loaded” awards to...more
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.) to create listing standards requiring listed companies to implement policies...more
Last Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 10D-1 to require public companies to adopt and enforce clawback policies to recoup incentive-based compensation paid to current and former...more
Over the past eighteen months, public companies have drafted their annual proxy statements knowing that they could become the next target of a new wave of disclosure lawsuits. Those suits have challenged the adequacy of...more