Danielle Benderly Partner

The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new pilot program and announced several important updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs regarding corporate compensation incentives and clawbacks.

During 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule changes and provided public companies with useful guidance on various topics.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it adopted final rules to simplify the “patchwork” framework for exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2020, adopted final amendments to its proxy solicitation rules to codify the SEC’s longstanding view that proxy voting advice generally constitutes a solicitation within the meaning of the federal proxy rules and is subject to anti-fraud rules.

The recent tax reform bill, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Act includes a new income tax deferral regime for certain employee stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) granted by eligible private corporations under broad-based programs that are exercised or settled after December 31, 2017.

Multidisciplinary panel of lawyers from Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations, Privacy & Security, Labor & Employment, and Corporate & Securities practices discussed recent changes to the DOJ corporate criminal enforcement policies and their impact on business organizations and their compliance operations.

In this podcast, Danielle shares her perspective on stock-based executive compensation design for small and midsize private companies. She also gives Candie a vocabulary lesson on the options for corporations and LLCs. The episode finishes with considerations for candidates when evaluating offers that include equity.