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The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Davis Polk Discusses RECOUP Act’s Clawbacks of Failed-Bank Executives’ Compensation
By Randall D. Guynn, Margaret E. Tahyar, Kyoko Takahashi Lin, Ledina Gocaj, Andrew Tynes
In a recent opinion piece in the Washington Post, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair and leading British bank historian Charles Goodhart argued in favor of the executive compensation clawback provision in the proposed RECOUP…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
You Take High Road, I’ll Take the Low Road – and Neither One is Reasonable
Earlier today, my co-blogger Darryll Jones scooped me posted about the recent Chronicle on Philanthropy article on private foundation salaries. Executive comp is a topic that's a bit near and…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
When is Reasonable Compensation Unreasonable?
Craig Kennedy always has interesting columns in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. But his latest column has my scratching my head. I'm not quite sure he understands that every expose needs…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Corporate Insiders Perceive CEO Inside Debt
By Eric R. Brisker, Dominique Outlaw, Aimee Hoffmann Smith
The media often highlights hefty CEO compensation packages featuring lucrative stock grants, restricted shares, and stock options. The rationale for offering such equity-type compensation to top executives is to align…
Public Chatter
8 Things to Know Right Now
By Broc Romanek
Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments: It’s happening! The SEC has posted this Sunshine Act notice to inform us that it will hold…
Public Chatter
Delaware Chancellor Invalidates Tesla’s Compensation Grant: 3 Lessons Learned
In a lengthy opinion that unwound an eye-popping $55 billion compensation grant, the Delaware Court of Chancery’s Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick invalidated Tesla’s huge compensatory equity grant to Elon Musk, its…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Lessons from the Rescission of Elon Musk’s $55.8B Option Grant
Priya Huskins On January 30, 2024, Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick issued a 200-page post-trial opinion voiding the $55 billion compensation package that the Tesla board had approved for the company’s…
New York Venture Hub
Out of Control! What the Elon Musk Compensation Case Reminds Us about Transactions with Controlling Stockholders
Process still matters. That’s the main takeaway from the Delaware Court of Chancery’s 200-page opinion striking down Tesla’s 2018 incentive package awarded to Elon Musk. The court rescinded the incentive…
ContractsProf Blog
Delaware Chancery Court Rescinds Elon Musk’s $51 Billion Pay Package! TL;DR from Ann Lipton
Over on our sister blog, The Business Law Prof Blog, Ann Lipton (right) provides a handy synopsis of and commentary on Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick's 200-page opinion in Tornetta v. Musk.…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Why Do Companies Appoint Tainted Executives as Outside Directors?
By Leah Baer, Yonca Ertimur, Jingjing Zhang
Active and retired top executives are prime candidates for outside director positions. Conventional wisdom suggests that these individuals’ experience equips them to serve effectively as monitors and advisers to management.…