“Never guess, Watson. It is a shocking habit -- destructive of the logical faculty.”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put these words in the mouth of his immortal detective Sherlock Holmes. They should be engraved on the tablets of all executive... Read More
Deferred Compensation for College and University Presidents: Old and New Planning Techniques
As executive employment attorneys dealing with compensation issues for university and college presidents, we were aware of the pressures on presidential compensation even before the global pandemic. These pressures come from below and above.
From below, the faculty is critical that the... Read More
News from George Birnbaum Law
Congratulations and best wishes to our client Dr. Mathew B. Johnson, who has been appointed the 17th President of Albion College.
We were privileged to represent Dr. Johnson in his presidential contract negotiations.
“I Am an Executive and I Have Just Been Fired. What Do I Do Now?”
You are a CEO, senior vice president or managing director in finance, media, industry or academia.
You have been asked to meet with HR with your immediate supervisor in attendance and told that the company is “going in a different direction.” You... Read More
Important Considerations for the First Contract of College and University Presidents and Provosts
As executive employment attorneys, in addition to our representation of executives in finance, industry and media, one of our concentrations is the negotiation of contracts for university and college presidents, provosts and senior deans in charge of major academic departments.
Some of... Read More
“We Have Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself”: A Few Thoughts About Executive Employment In A Time Of Pandemic
Most importantly, I hope that you and your families and friends are well and staying healthy in these challenging times. Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones.
Our executive employment law practice is fully functional, with the four... Read More
News from George Birnbaum Law
Congratulations to our client Dr. Harry J. Elam, Jr., currently Senior Vice Provost and Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University, who has been appointed the 16th President of Occidental College.
https://www.oxy.edu/next-president
We were privileged to represent Dr.... Read More
Holiday Law Books
These days practitioners in any legal concentration (ours being executive employment law) need to strengthen what Louis Nizer used to call their “lateral vision” by reading in areas of law, politics and current events they don’t encounter in... Read More
Don’t Resign!
A few years ago, I was irritated by a spate of futile and often damaging acts of public contrition and wrote an article entitled “Never Apologize!” Noted “public intellectual” Cass Sunstein recently jumped on the same bandwagon (see “Apologies Are For Losers”... Read More
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE LAW BOOK
As executive employment lawyers, we spend our professional lives negotiating our clients’ agreements, deferred compensation arrangements and termination packages. Outside of work, I often read about legal matters unrelated to our practice, both for my own interest and in order to cultivate... Read More