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In past “Perspectives” as well as blogs on our firm’s website, I have written... Read More
What is the American executive who just has been terminated without Cause entitled to receive, if anything?
The detailed answer varies according to the executive’s particular situation, but the general answer is: whatever the executive is entitled to receive either Read More
Executive compensation and employment attorneys deal with C-suite executives who are smart, knowledgeable about their own businesses and areas of expertise, and generally quite sophisticated. As a result, it is easy to assume that these same executives have extensive experience with lawyers... Read More
C-suite and top-tier employees often have a different set of issues to consider than those further down the career ladder. As one example, highly-compensated executives who work in the non-profit college and university sector can find themselves at particular risk because compensation... Read More
If you followed the recent, much-publicized battle over the management succession at Viacom, you might have noticed that even before the battle was decided, several top executives protected themselves and their families by reserving their right to resign under the so-called “Good... Read More
The issue of pegging executive compensation to some metric of performance is continuously debated by CEOs, board members and shareholders alike. While a 2016 survey on CEO compensation[1]... Read More
By the time you received the employment offer you dreamed of -- the one at the top -- you had already completed your education and worked your way up the proverbial corporate ladder. You put in overtime, took ownership of new responsibilities... Read More
In negotiating any senior executive’s employment agreement, particular attention must be paid to the section which defines “Cause” for termination. This section sets forth the specific, agreed-on circumstances in which the employer has legitimate grounds for terminating the executive with “Cause.” A... Read More