Professional Biography
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J. Sue Morgan Of Counsel

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.8447

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.8447

    JMorgan@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Sue Morgan, a partner in the firm's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice, has more than 30 years of experience in counseling clients on executive and equity compensation, corporate finance and securities, and insider trading compliance. Sue frequently speaks on such issues as executive compensation, option exchanges, insider trading compliance and 10b5-1 plans, and SEC reporting and disclosure at national and regional conferences of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and the ABA Business Law Section.

Sue is a co-author of The Executive Compensation and Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules (RR Donnelley, Revised 2010) and a contributing author to The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives (RR Donnelley, Revised 2015).

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Ranked by Best Lawyers

Named "Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, 2023

Professional Recognition

  • Named Best Lawyers’ Seattle "Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year," 2018; "Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year," 2023

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2010 – 2024

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association, Former Chair of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Subcommittee of the Federal Securities Law Committee
  • The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals
  • National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Former Member of National Advisory Board
  • National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Former Member of Seattle Chapter Advisory Board
  • Washington State Bar Association, Corporate Business and Banking Law Section Member
  • Washington Women Lawyers, Member

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