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executive compensation
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Corporate & Securities Law Blog
SEC Adopts New Executive Compensation Clawback and Disclosure Rule
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted on Wednesday to adopt a new rule requiring companies listed on a national securities exchange to claw back incentive-based executive compensation that…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Adopts Compensation Recovery Listing Standards and Disclosure Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rules to require securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require issuers to develop and implement a policy providing for the recovery of…
Securities Law Exchange
Key Considerations for Developing New SEC Pay versus Performance Disclosure
As proxy preparation season approaches, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new pay versus performance (PVP) disclosure rules will present new and unique challenges for many public companies. For example,…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
What NCAA Football Teaches Us About the Connection Between Executive Pay and Performance
By Yuri Hupka, Jacqueline L. Garner, Betty J. Simkins, Phillip Humphrey
Our paper utilizes National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaching contracts as a managerial setting to examine whether higher top-managerial pay (our Gridiron CEOs) is associated with…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
“Clawback Comeback”: DOJ’s New Focus on Clawbacks to Prevent Corporate Crime
By Michael Album, Justin Alex, Kate Napalkova, Dietrich Snell, Michael Guggenheim
In September 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks unveiling the Department of Justice’s revised corporate crime guidance to “prioritize and prosecute corporate crime.” She reiterated that the number…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
ISS Discusses the Rise in Sustainability Officer Pay
By Paul Hodgson
Corporations are increasingly adding the role of Chief Sustainability Officer to their executive teams — at pay levels that place them among the top five Named Executive Officers — reflecting…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Competitive Target Pay Practices for CEO Compensation
By Mascia Ferrari., Stephen F. O'Byrne, Shivaram Rajgopal, Francesco Reggiani
The basic goals of executive compensation have changed little since the advent of large corporations in the late 19thcentury: Provide strong incentives to increase shareholder value, retain key talent, and…
IPO, Then What?
SEC Adopts New Rules on Executive Compensation
On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to rules relating to executive compensation disclosure. The final rule can be found here. As…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Practical Considerations for New Pay vs. Performance Disclosure Requirement
By Michael Album, Rebecca Fishbein, Colleen Hart, Kate Napalkova, Andrea Rattner, Seth Safra
The SEC’s final rule on Pay Versus Performance becomes effective on October 8, 2022, and will require new executive compensation disclosures for the upcoming proxy season (for annual proxy statements…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
ISS Discusses Evolving Clawback Policies
The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to revise its rules on so-called clawbacks: the process of recovering incentive compensation from current and former executives when a company is forced…