Employee Benefits Blog

Director Compensation Update

I’ve written a number of articles and blogs about some sticky issues that can surface in the context of setting pay for public company non-employee directors (here, here, here, and here). On March 6th the parties to the In re Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, filed a settlement agreement with the Delaware Chancery Court. By […]

April 10, 2019 | 3 min read | Tagged: business judgment rule, director equity awards, equity awards, Executive Compensation, Investors Bancorp

Greg Gautam Partner

Consider Adding Separate Annual Limits on Director Equity Awards

As reported in Part 1 of our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists, employers that are adopting or amending equity-based compensation plans in 2014 should consider adding a separate annual limit on director equity awards. Including a separate sublimit for director equity awards appears to be a trend that continues to gain momentum […]

February 5, 2014 | 2 min read | Tagged: business judgment rule, directors, equity awards, equity-based compensation, Seinfeld v. Slager

Greg Gautam Partner