This is the third part of a series covering certain securities law, corporate governance, and tax considerations related to stock options and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards granted by public companies....more
We have identified only a few possible changes to date for D&O questionnaires for the 2020 proxy season. New rules adopted to implement the FAST Act clarify that registrants may, but are not required to, rely only on...more
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
Compensation-related litigation and threats of litigation continued to significantly impact public companies in 2017. These companies should be mindful of issues that were raised in recent litigation: proxy disclosure,...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), which includes significant changes to the executive compensation deduction rules in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code)...more
In the midst of the Great Depression, The New Yorker published a poem by Ogden Nash entitled “Bankers Are Just Like Anybody Else, Except Richer”. But are bankers really wealthier than hoi polloi? The answer may be found in...more