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executive compensation
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ContractsProf Blog
Pitfalls in Executive Employment Contracts
When top executives of big companies negotiate employment contracts, you tend to get experienced, sophisticated counsel on both sides of the deal. Yet even the most carefully crafted agreements won't…
The D&O Diary
Executive Compensation, Legal Fees, and the Grasso Case
Eliot Spitzer sued former NYSE Chairman and CEO Richard Grasso to compel him to return the bulk of his nearly $190 deferred compensation and pension package, alleging that the pay…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Investigators Eye Options Grant to Steve Jobs
By Ellen Podgor
While the board of Apple Inc. (recently dropping "Computer" from its name to show its broad market coverage) may fully support CEO Steve Jobs despite his involvement in a questionable…
Legal Profession Blog
Opportunism or Justice?
There are three Starbucks just about equidistant from Porter Square in Cambridge, and my real estate agent went to the first two before finally finding me at the third this…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Out of Whack Executive Compensation
Thanks to Chris Cameron (Southwestern) for sending me this hard-hitting op-ed by Bob Herbert (pictured left) in this week's New York Times. Some of what Herbert has to say:Data recently…
The D&O Diary
Executive Pay, Shareholder Activism, and Board Duties
There is no particular reason why I should bestir myself to defend ousted Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli: He certainly bagged sufficient swag to soften the blows of even his…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Lucian Arye Bebchuk, Yaniv Grinstein, & Urs Peyer, Lucky CEOs (912).Lily Batchelder, Fred T. Goldberg, & Peter R. Orszag, Efficiency and Tax Incentives: The Case for Refundable Tax Credits (162).Stephen…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation//Pension SSRN Downloads
Lucian Arye Bebchuk, Yaniv Grinstein, & Urs Peyer, Lucky CEOs (852).Lily Batchelder, Fred T. Goldberg, & Peter R. Orszag, Efficiency and Tax Incentives: The Case for Refundable Tax Credits (145).Stephen…
Pension Risk Matters
Second Chance for Pension Fiduciaries Too?
In case you missed it, Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss USA pageant, just announced that the reigning titleholder will be given a second chance, despite questions about her behavior,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation//Pension SSRN Downloads
Susan J. Stabile, Is It Time to Admit the Failure of an Employer-Based Pension System? (203).Lucian Arye Bebchuk (left), Yaniv Grinstein (center), & Urs Peyer (right), Lucky CEOs (171).Stephen F.…