S. James DiBernardo

Email: jdibernardo@morganlewis.com

Palo Alto
2 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real, Suite 700
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2121
Phone: 650.843.7560
Fax: 650.843.4001

practice accolades

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Listed, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Nationally) in Chambers USA (2010)

Listed, Tax: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in The U.S. Legal 500 (2010)

Columbia University Law School, 1973, J.D. (Law)

Holy Cross College, 1967, A.B. (Literature)

Date	Title	Publication
02/04/0902/04/09	Dealing With Underwater Options: Option Repricings, Option Exchanges, Option Buy-Outs Webinar View Presentation	Webinar
06/05/0706/05/07	Final 409A Regulations: Equity Plans Issues View Presentation	Webinar
09/13/0609/13/06	Final SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements View Presentation	Webinar
12/19/0512/19/05	Option Backdating: What to Do Before the SEC Comes Calling View Presentation	Webinar
11/01/0511/01/05	Proposed Regulations on Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under IRC 409A View Presentation	Webinar
03/09/0503/09/05	The Impact of the New Deferred Compensation Legislation Upon Equity Compensation and Cash Incentive Programs View Slides	Webinar
01/01/85January 1985	Formula Price Shares, the Second Generation of Junior Common Stock, California Business Law Reporter	Article
01/01/85January 1985	Junior Common Stock and Other Innovative Equity Incentives, California CEB	Article
01/01/84January 1984	Planning for Incentive Stock Option Grants, Tax Executive	Article
01/01/83January 1983	Taxation of High Technology, Taxes Magazine	Article

Date	Title	Description
Aug 19, 2010	Morgan Lewis Advises Phoenix Technologies on Acquisition by Marlin Equity Partners	On Tuesday, Phoenix Technologies Ltd. entered into a definitive merger agreement with Marlin Equity Partners, where Marlin will acquire all outstanding shares of Phoenix stock for $3.85 per share, or approximately $139 million.
Jul 08, 2006	Can Companies Issue Options, Then Good News?	The Wall Street Journal quotes partner Jim DiBernardo on "spring loading".