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The Benefit of Benefits
Big Beautiful Bill Expands Excise Tax on Tax Exempt Organization Compensation over $1M-Triggers Important Reminder Regarding 457 Plans
By Scott E. Galbreath, J.D., LL.M (Tax)
On July 4, President Trump signed his tax and spending bill known as the One Big, Beautiful, Bill Act (OBBA). From my perspective, one of the most important things that…
Cohen & Buckmann Insights
Cohen & Buckmann Welcomes Attorney Sherrone Torres, Expanding Executive Compensation and Employment Law Practices
By Sandra Cohen
We are pleased to welcome attorney Sherrone Torres as a senior associate. Torres advises on high-value corporate transactions and designing, negotiating and implementing programs for executives, employees, partners and board…
Employee Benefits
SEC Conducts Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Practices
By Sheri Adler, Jina Davidovich
As previewed in our previous blog post, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure on June 26, with panelists considering whether and to what…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Shareholders Vote When Pay and Performance Are Misaligned
By James Jianxin Gong, Nian Lim (Vic) Lee, Sophia Wang
Shareholders and investor advocacy groups have long criticized executives for being paid top dollar while achieving subpar returns for shareholders. In response, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) passed the…
The Securities Edge
News from the SEC
There has been no lack of news since the President was re-inaugurated in January. However, until very recently, little of the news seemed to be coming from the SEC. Perhaps…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks on Executive Compensation
Good afternoon. Thank you to Chairman Atkins for convening today’s roundtable and thank you to the moderators and panelists for joining us to discuss this important topic. On a recent…
ContractsProf Blog
Eighth Circuit Affirms $5 Million Deferred Compensation to Former Executive
When I was a practicing attorney, we had a case in which our client was sued by the fired CEO of one of its subsidiaries. The former CEO had managed…
Tax Talks
Executive Use of Corporate Aircraft: Navigating Tax, SEC Disclosure and Other Key Considerations
By Andrea Rattner, David B. Teigman, David Deutsch
Companies are increasingly allowing their chief executive officers and, in certain circumstances, other executives to use corporate jets (which may be chartered flights or fractionally or fully owned aircraft) for…
Employee Benefits
Executive Compensation Disclosures Are Back on the (Round)table at the SEC
By Jina Davidovich, Emily Davidson, Sheri Adler
The SEC announced on May 16 that it will host a roundtable discussion with representatives from public companies, compensation consultants, lawyers, investors, and other stakeholders on the topic of executive…
Known Trends
SEC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Executive Compensation Roundtable
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements. The Roundtable will be held on…