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Executive Compensation

Our Executive Compensation Group advises public and private companies from their earliest stages through liquidity and beyond. Our creative and practical guidance, along with our multijurisdictional market insight, helps our clients attract and retain key talent and navigate complex tax and securities rules relating to executive compensation.

We have broad subject-matter expertise across all areas of executive compensation, advising on:

  • Equity incentives, including partnership interests, virtual share, and deferred compensation plans
  • Executive employment, severance, and change-in-control agreements
  • M&A, IPO, and other corporate transactions, including due diligence, transition of equity-based awards, and integration of compensation and benefits programs
  • Disclosure and governance requirements relating to executive and director compensation, including Form 8-K, CD&A, say on pay, and shareholder approval of equity plans
  • Complex issues under Sections 280G, 409A, and 162(m) of the Code
  • Beneficial ownership analysis and disclosure under Section 16 of the Exchange Act
  • Fiduciary and prohibited transaction aspects of ERISA in the context of corporate transactions, securities offerings, credit agreements, private funds, and other investment management arrangements

Rankings

  • United States: Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation – Legal 500 US 2019
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Ron Aizen
Partner
Ann Becchina
Partner
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Insights

Client Alert
Payroll Tax Relief Provisions of COVID-19 Legislation

03 Apr 2020
Client Alert
CARES Act Limits on Employee Compensation

27 Mar 2020
Client Alert
IRS Widens Scope of Section 162(m) Deduction Limit

20 Dec 2019
Client Alert
IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Covered Employees and Grandfather Rule Under Amended Section 162(m)

29 Aug 2018
Article
Cryptocurrency Compensation: A Primer on Token-Based Awards

19 Mar 2018
Client Alert
Tax Reform: Key Considerations for M&A, Private Equity & Venture Capital Transactions

18 Jan 2018
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News

In The News
Exec Pay Rules May Make Private Cos. Hesitate To Go Public

08 Jan 2020
Press Release
Morrison & Foerster Elects 18 Partners

07 Jan 2020
Press Release
Morrison & Foerster Strengthens Executive Compensation Capabilities with Addition of Two New Partners

15 Jan 2019
In The News
Morrison & Foerster Hires 2 Executive Compensation and Tax Specialists From Davis Polk in NY

15 Jan 2019
MoFo News Item
Best Lawyers Names Seven Morrison & Foerster Lawyers as Lawyers of the Year

15 Aug 2018
MoFo News Item
MoFo Represents Mozilla in Acquiring Pocket

27 Feb 2017
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Events

Speaking Engagement
Fundamentals of Equity Compensation

26 Apr 2018

Speaking Engagement
FMA’s Securities Compliance Seminar

18 Apr 2018 - 19 Apr 2018

Speaking Engagement
Securities Regulation Committee Business Law Section Meeting

19 Sep 2017

Webinar
Living with the DOL Fiduciary Rule

28 Jun 2017

Seminar
7th Annual Financial Services, Regulatory and Compliance Conference

08 Mar 2017

Webinar
New Executive Compensation Proposal

13 Sep 2016

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Video + Audio

Audio
Payroll Tax Relief for Business During COVID-19

22 Apr 2020

Audio
Treasury Urges Principles-Based Regulation of Money Managers

07 Nov 2017

Audio
Perspectives and Insights from Maxus Energy with James Peck and Jennifer Marines

11 Aug 2017

Audio
Final Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule

04 May 2016

Audio
Final SEC CEO Pay-Ratio Rule

10 Sep 2015

Audio
Teleconference:
Executive Compensation and Governance Issues

13 Sep 2011

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