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executive compensation
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Corporate Defense and Disputes
Pay Versus Performance Takes Center Stage
By Julia Alonzo, Erica T. Jones
In an era where TikTok stars outearn scores of CEOs of top earning publicly traded companies, executive compensation is no less important to the investing public or to companies striving…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Cravath Discusses Dollar Cost Averaging of Long-Term Incentive Grants
By John W. White, Eric W. Hilfers, Jonathan J. Katz, Michael L. Arnold, Matthew J. Bobby
“Dollar cost averaging” is an investment strategy whereby investors spread a desired investment amount into periodic investments over a period of time, which mitigates the price risk inherent in investing…
Cruise Law News
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald’s Compensation Increased Over 35% in the Past Two Years of the Pandemic to Over $15,000,000 While CCL Stock Declined Over 60%
By Jim Walker
Carnival CEO Compensation Rises Despite Stock Decline and Pandemic Losses Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald received over $15,000,000 in compensation in 2021, according to MarketWatch. Carnival stock (CCL) had a…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Reopened Comment Period for SEC’s Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rule
By Marc Trevino, Heather L. Coleman, Jeannette E. Bander, Rebekah A. Kostelak
On January 27, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) reopened a 30-day comment period (beginning today) on proposed rules requiring registrants to disclose how executive compensation actually…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Reopens Pay Versus Performance Comment Period
By Robert F. Gray, Laura D. Richman, Anna T. Pinedo
On January 27, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to reopen the comment period on the pay versus performance rule that it proposed in 2015 (2015 Proposal).…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Venture-Capitalist Directors and Managerial Incentives
By Lubomir P. Litov, Xia (Summer) Liu, William L. Megginson, Romora E. Sitorus
Research has shown that venture capital (VC) firms substantially influence the overall economy. According to Gornall and Strebulaev (2021), among all U.S. public companies founded since 1968, VC-backed companies account…
Free Writings + Perspectives
The SEC’s Pay-versus-Performance Disclosure Proposal is Back
On January 27, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period for the proposed “pay-versus-performance” rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, which would require disclosure of…
Public Company Advisory Blog
Earnings Release Checklist & Guide
By Sean M. Donahue|Folake Ayoola
To assist companies with their securities compliance obligations, Goodwin’s Public Company Advisory Practice has prepared an Earnings Release Compliance Checklist and Earnings Release Compliance Guide. Quarterly earnings releases are one…
Cohen & Buckmann Insights
Ben Josselsohn Joins Cohen & Buckmann
By Sandra Cohen
We’re pleased to announce the addition of Ben Josselsohn, a well-known leader in executive compensation, employee benefits and related tax and regulatory compliance and disclosures, shareholder engagement and corporate governance.…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Compensation Disclosure: A Study Based on Semantic Similarity
By Maclean Gaulin, Xiaoxia Peng
How companies determine executive compensation plays a critical role in corporate governance by helping recruit, motivate, and retain key employees. Not surprisingly, it has attracted broad attention from academics, investors,…