Executive Employment Perspectives Blog

We recently represented an executive in higher education selected to be a first-time College President. During a thoughtful and productive negotiation, both the School’s counsel and I had to acknowledge that many—and perhaps most—of the legal provisions in the contract which we... Read More

Congratulations and best wishes to our client, Dr. Shantay Bolton, currently Executive Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Business Officer at Georgia Tech, on her appointment as the eleventh President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia College Chicago (including its... Read More

Even if you are not a baseball fan, the start of Spring training in late February signals the eventual end of winter on the North American continent.

And the so-called Off Season now ending featured at least one incident which implicated the... Read More

Congratulations to our client, Tyler Casertano, Head of the Haverford School, whose appointment was renewed for an additional five-year term.

We were privileged to represent Mr. Casertano in his contract renewal process.

The turn of the year roughly coincides with the conclusion of organized searches for the new leaders of Colleges, Universities and Independent Secondary Schools. These new Presidents, Chancellors or Heads of School, as the case may be, will start their new employment... Read More

I relish lists of books enjoyed by friends and acquaintances, and it seems that many of my readers do too, hence this annual diversion from commentary on the academic employment law which is the bread and butter of our legal practice.

The... Read More

A young, newly-appointed College President was referred to us for legal representation, and had an initial telephone conversation with me. I could tell that the pressing question on his mind, although never directly expressed, was “I have just been offered an executive... Read More

One unusual feature of the executive employment relationship is that while an employer promises to provide a job for a set term of months or years on pain of having to pay the executive’s compensation, the executive is not obligated to stay... Read More

The late Jim Camp, author of Start With No (subtitled “America’s Number One Negotiating Coach Explains Why Win-Win Is An Ineffective, Often Disastrous Strategy, And How You Can Beat It.”), one of my favorite books on negotiation, insists that every good negotiation... Read More

Late Spring traditionally brings with it the negotiation of renewal contracts for successful sitting college or university Presidents or Heads of an independent school.

First, some context:

An oft-repeated family story is my younger daughter’s reaction, half in amusement and half in... Read More