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CalCurrent Podcast and Equity Compensation for Startups

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On May 13, 2021, Phoenix executive compensation and employee benefits partner, Greg Gautam, joined Snell & Wilmer’s “CalCurrent” podcast. On his episode, Greg covered five common pitfalls private companies and startup companies should watch out for when structuring their equity compensation and incentive programs.

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“Clawback Comeback”: DOJ’s New Focus on Clawbacks to Prevent Corporate Crime

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This new focus on “clawbacks” is intended to give general counsels and chief compliance officers the tools to implement “responsible corporate behavior” and to foster a corporate culture that both deters and punishes risky (and possibly criminal) behavior by top executives.

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Proxy Season Greetings: ISS and Glass Lewis Announce Policy Updates Ahead of the 2023 Proxy Season

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Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis (“GL”) each published their annual policy updates for 2023, which updates made certain changes relating to executive compensation. [1] GL will generally recommend against the compensation committee chair when such outsized awards have been granted.

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In Case You Missed It – Summer 2021

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CalCurrent Podcast and Equity Compensation for Startups. On May 13, 2021, Phoenix executive compensation and employee benefits partner, Greg Gautam, joined Snell & Wilmer’s “CalCurrent” podcast. Read More ›. Posted on June 11, 2021 by Greg Gautam. Read More ›. Posted on August 19, 2021 by Amberlee Conley.