Troutman Pepper Partners Sheri Adler and Mary Weeks recently joined Meredith Irvine on TheCorporateCounsel.net’s Timely Takes Podcast to discuss whistleblower-compliant documents and related SEC enforcement. The podcast can be accessed here. The discussion covers:

  • The history of the SEC’s Rule 21F-17 enforcement against companies whose documents were viewed as impeding whistleblowers from communicating with the SEC.
  • Provisions in employment and severance agreements the SEC has found problematic under Rule 21F-17.
  • The necessity for companies to take a broad, holistic, and consistent approach to compliance with Rule 21F-17.
  • Additional takeaways from the SEC’s Rule 21F-17 enforcement actions.
Photo of Sheri Adler Sheri Adler

Sheri advises boards, compensation committees, and companies on executive compensation matters. She designs and documents equity incentives, cash bonus arrangements, employee stock purchase plans, and deferred compensation plans. Sheri also negotiates individual contractual arrangements with C-suite executives, including employment, retention, change in control…

Sheri advises boards, compensation committees, and companies on executive compensation matters. She designs and documents equity incentives, cash bonus arrangements, employee stock purchase plans, and deferred compensation plans. Sheri also negotiates individual contractual arrangements with C-suite executives, including employment, retention, change in control, severance, and separation agreements.

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Photo of Mary Weeks Mary Weeks

Mary Weeks represents corporations and their directors and officers in complex commercial and securities litigation. Clients turn to her for guidance when facing allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, or corporate governance disputes.

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