As discussed in our March 23, 2020, client alert “Recommendations for Compensation Committees During the COVID-19 Crisis,” compensation committees charged with implementing programs intended to incentivize and retain...more
On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel;...more
2/11/2020
/ #MeToo ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Merger Agreements ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tax Deductions
On February 5, 2019, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The panelists were David Schwartz, Skadden’s global head of Labor and Employment...more
2/15/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Audits ,
CD&A ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation Committee ,
Covered Employees ,
Director Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Glass Lewis ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Payment Terms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
As the 2017 proxy season approaches, companies may be preparing to solicit shareholder approval for a new, or an amendment to an existing, equity incentive plan. In doing so, companies should keep in mind the positions of...more
1/27/2017
/ CEOs ,
Clawbacks ,
Equity Compensation ,
Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC) ,
Equity Plans ,
Executive Compensation ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Vesting
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recently issued its U.S. voting policy guidelines for the 2016 proxy season. The guidelines include a few key changes, a summary of which is outlined below.
Conflicting Shareholder...more
11/23/2015
/ Board of Directors ,
Conflicting Proposals ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Director Nominations ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Executive Compensation ,
Glass Lewis ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
As the 2013 proxy season heads into its final weeks, we are continuing to monitor say-on-pay vote results and supplemental filing trends, as well as the most recent waves of proxy-related litigation, and have the following...more