Compensation Season 2020
Posted by Jeannemarie O’Brien, Andrea Wahlquist, and Adam Shapiro, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, January 23, 2020 Editor's Note: Jeannemarie O’Brien, Andrea Wahlquist, and Adam...
View ArticleSpin-offs Unraveled
Posted by Cathy A. Birkeland, Mark D. Gerstein, and Laurence J. Stein, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Thursday, October 31, 2019 Editor's Note: Cathy A. Birkeland, Mark D. Gerstein, and Laurence J. Stein...
View ArticleTax and ESG
Posted by Deborah L. Paul and T. Eiko Stange, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, February 22, 2020 Editor's Note: Deborah L. Paul and T. Eiko Stange are partners at Wachtell, Lipton,...
View ArticleExecutive Compensation Considerations in PIPE Transactions
Posted by Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, April 30, 2020 Editor's Note: Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen...
View ArticleStock Option Repricing Considerations During the Pandemic
Posted by Ali U. Nardali, K&L Gates LLP, on Saturday, May 2, 2020 Editor's Note: Ali U. Nardali is a partner at K&L Gates LLP. This post is based on his K&L Gates memorandum. Introduction...
View Article2019 Year-End Issues for Audit Committees
Posted by Steve Klemash, Jennifer Lee and Fiona Burgess, EY Center for Board Matters, on Monday, December 23, 2019 Editor's Note: Steve W. Klemash is Americas Leader, Jennifer Lee is Senior Manager,...
View ArticleThe Right Timing for NOL Rights Plan Adoption
Posted by William L. McRae, James E. Langston, and Corey M. Goodman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Editor's Note: William L. McRae, James E. Langston, and Corey...
View ArticleProposed Sweeping Changes to the Taxation of Executive Compensation
Posted by John R. Ellerman and Ira T. Kay, Pay Governance LLC, on Thursday, July 9, 2020 Editor's Note: John R. Ellerman is a partner and Ira T. Kay is a managing partner at Pay Governance LLC. This...
View ArticleExecutive Pay Clawbacks and Their Taxation
Posted by David I. Walker (Boston University), on Friday, February 19, 2021 Editor's Note: David I. Walker is Professor of Law and Maurice Poch Faculty Research Scholar at Boston University School of...
View ArticleStock-Option Financing in Pre-IPO Companies
Posted by David F. Larcker (Stanford University), Brian Tayan (Stanford University), and Edward M. Watts (Yale), on Thursday, August 26, 2021 Editor's Note: David Larcker is Professor of Accounting at...
View ArticleThe New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy
Posted by Joel Bakan (University of British Columbia), on Thursday, September 9, 2021 Editor's Note: Joel Bakan is Professor at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law. This...
View ArticlePrivate Equity: 2021 Year in Review and 2022 Outlook
Posted by Steven A. Cohen, Karessa L. Cain, and Alon B. Harish, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Editor's Note: Steven A. Cohen and Karessa L. Cain are partners and...
View ArticleThe Effect of Intermediary Coverage on Disclosure: Evidence from a Randomized...
Posted by Andrew Belnap (University of Texas at Austin), on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Editor's Note: Andrew Belnap is Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs...
View ArticleCorporate Political Spending and State Tax Policy: Evidence from Citizens United
Posted by Cailin Slattery (University of California Berkeley), Alisa Tazhitdinova (University of California Santa Barbara), and Sarah Robinson (University of California Santa Barbara), on Wednesday,...
View ArticleStock Buyback Tax Raises Questions as to Application and Practical Effect
Posted by Joe Soltis, Claude Stansbury, and Robert Scarborough, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Saturday, October 1, 2022 Editor's Note: Joe Soltis, Claude Stansbury, and Robert Scarborough are...
View ArticleThere Is No “C” in “ESG”: An Illustration of ESG’s Biggest Risk
Posted by Douglas K. Chia, Soundboard Governance LLC, on Friday, October 14, 2022 Editor's Note: Douglas K. Chia is Founder and President of Soundboard Governance LLC and a Fellow at the Rutgers Center...
View ArticleThe Attack on Share Buybacks
Posted by Harry DeAngelo (University of Southern California), on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Editor's Note: Harry DeAngelo is Professor Emeritus of Finance and Business Economics & Kenneth King...
View ArticleAddressing Underwater Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Amidst...
Posted by Kyoko Takahashi Lin and David Mollo-Christensen, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Editor's Note: Kyoko Takahashi Lin is partner and David Mollo-Christensen is counsel...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Buybacks: Mitigating Common Pitfalls
Posted by Sarah Keohane Williamson, Ariel Fromer Babcock, and Allen He, FCLT Global, on Friday, October 23, 2020 Editor's Note: Sarah Keohane Williamson is CEO, Ariel Babcock is Head of Research, and...
View ArticleWachtell Lipton’s Spin-Off Guide
Posted by Deborah Paul, Victor Goldfeld, and Sabrina Khan, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Editor's Note: Deborah Paul and Victor Goldfeld are partners and Sabrina Khan is...
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