Executive and Equity Compensation
Publications of Interest
Outside Publications | Article
Daniel Hogans
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On Monday, September 10, in Notice 2007-78 (the Notice), the IRS granted companies sponsoring deferred compensation plans limited additional transition relief for bringing documents into compliance with section... more
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S. DiBernardo,
Heather Brookfield,
Zaitun Poonja
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Heath Miller,
Althea Day
Presentation | Webcast
Amy Kelly,
David Zelikoff,
Mims Zabriskie
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As reported in two previous LawFlashes, the IRS has issued final regulations (Final Regulations) under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code) . The Final Regulations have an effective d... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On April 10, 2007, the IRS issued final regulations (Final Regulations) relating to nonqualified deferred compensation plans under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code). Our first LawFlash on t... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On April 10, 2007, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued final regulations relating to nonqualified deferred compensation plans under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 409A imposes restrictions on d... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As 2006 comes to a close, clients’ immediate concern is what needs to be completed by year end. The following checklist describes year-end action items with respect to (1) executive compensation and equity compensation p... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On November 30, 2006, the IRS, in Notice 2006-100, issued guidance related to reporting and wage withholding requirements for calendar years 2005 and 2006 with respect to deferred compensation arrangements under Section 409A... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
ESOP and Employee Benefits
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that it has expanded its ESOP Team in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., adding four new attorneys to the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation and Business and Fi... more
Presentation | Speech
Erin Turley
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
The IRS yesterday issued long-anticipated transition guidance (Notice 2006-79) as to the implementation of the new deferred compensation plan rules under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. more
Outside Publications | Chapter
Gary Rothstein
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On Thursday, August 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The PPA addresses numerous funding issues for single and multiemployer plans, new disclosure rules, and interest rate... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
We recommend that clients review their equity compensation plans immediately to determine whether the plans’ antidilution adjustment provisions should be amended as a result of changes made by FAS 123(R).
Most eq... more
Outside Publications | Article
Gregory Needles
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As you have undoubtedly read recently, The Wall Street Journal and other media have been beating the drum loudly over whether public companies have “backdated” their options grants such that executives have reaped imp... more
Presentation | Speech
Gregory Needles
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
In a welcome gesture of holiday cheer, the IRS issued Notice 2006-4 on December 23, 2005 and clarified that the highly controversial valuation rules for options and stock appreciation rights (SARs) set forth in proposed... more
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Christian Mixter,
S. DiBernardo,
Thomas Kellerman
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2005-94 on December 8, 2005, which suspends the deferred compensation reporting requirements imposed under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) for the 20... more
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Employee Benefits
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Craig Bitman,
David Zelikoff,
Mims Zabriskie
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
Many of our clients are asking us the same question: “What do we need to do by December 31, 2005 to comply with section 409A?”
The new requirements relating to deferred compensation under section 409A o... more
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S. DiBernardo,
Heather Brookfield,
Mims Zabriskie
Equity Plan Issues Presentation
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John Ferreira,
Zaitun Poonja,
Claudia Hinsch
Presentation | Webcast
David Zelikoff
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As we reported in two previous LawFlashes, Treasury and the IRS recently issued proposed regulations under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code), which provide guidance on nonqualified deferre... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
The most recent round of guidance furnished by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service with respect to deferred compensation arrangements under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code provides a numbe... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
On September 29, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued comprehensive proposed guidance for implementing and administering non-qualified deferred compensation plans, which are governed by section 409A of the Interna... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As reported in a prior LawFlash, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in Ignatz v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , 849 A.2d 308 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 12, 2004), upheld assessments of Pennsylvania personal income... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As discussed in a prior LawFlash, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which was added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, provides that beginning on January 1, 2005, elections to defer ... more
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Gregory Needles
Presentation | Speech
Carolyn Ward
Presentation | Speech
Althea Day
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S. DiBernardo,
Zaitun Poonja
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
As noted in our prior LawFlashes, the recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance (Notice 2005-1) with respect to implementation of the new deferred compensation restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal... more
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Amy Kelly,
Joseph Ronan, Jr.,
David Zelikoff,
Mims Zabriskie
White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Joseph Ronan, Jr.
On December 20, 2004, the Internal Revenue Service released its initial guidance concerning the recently enacted federal tax laws affecting nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Contained in the American Jobs Creatio... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Joseph Ronan, Jr.
As previously reported, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 was enacted in October 2004. It revised U.S. tax law dramatically with respect to the structure and operation of deferred compensation plans, inclu... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Joseph Ronan, Jr.
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, enacted in late October, added new Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code, which significantly changes the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Sectio... more
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Initial 409A Guidance
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Althea Day,
Gary Rothstein
Presentation | Speech
Scott Adamson
Presentation | Webcast
Mims Zabriskie
LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits
The nonqualified deferred compensation legislation that has been under consideration in Congress sporadically for several years is now a reality, pending the President’s expected signature. Generally effective ... more