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UK - Law Firms A Firm That Bridges The Divide Between American And UK Corporate And Finance Law
Editor: Would you tell our readers something about your education and background? Schiff: My undergraduate studies were at New York University, where I received a degree in finance from the NYU Stern School of Business in 1984. I received a JD from Brooklyn Law School in 1987. Editor: How did...
Read MoreNew Law Makes Dramatic Changes To Deferred Compensation Rules
On October 22, 2004, the President signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Act") which, among other things, includes important new tax rules on deferred compensation. The Act's provisions are extremely broad and will significantly impact the structure of virtually every new and...
Read MoreShifting Options: Recent Developments Affecting Equity-Based Compensation
Two developments announced this year could impact how companies, including portfolio companies of private equity sponsors, structure equity-based compensation for their management teams. First, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has proposed mandatory expensing of stock options....
Read MoreCivil Justice Reform - Law Firms Weil, Gotshal & Manges: On The Front Line Of The Electronic Discovery Revolution
Editor: Mr. Cohen, will you tell us how you came to Weil Gotshal? Cohen: I came to Weil Gotshal mainly because of David Lender, my co-author of the treatise Electronic Discovery: Law and Practice and now fellow litigation partner. We were classmates at Duke Law School, and he was the only...
Read MoreJuxtaposing Best Practices And Delaware Corporate Jurisprudence - Part II
Part I of this article appears in the October 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. As I noted in Part I of this article, the Disney case is ongoing and unresolved. Its outcome will be instructive to directors everywhere. Whatever that outcome, I am confident that there will be no...
Read MoreDelaware - Law Firms A Corporate Governance Practitioner On The Delaware Courts
Editor: Mr. Radin, can you tell our readers something about your education and professional background? Radin: I attended Cornell University and Columbia Law School, and I came to Weil Gotshal straight from Columbia. I've been with the firm for 21 years. Most of my practice involves litigating...
Read MorePolicy Issues Alert! Treasury Delays Effective Date For Optional Form Of Benefit "Relative Value" Disclosure
On June 30, 2004, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued Announcement 2004-58 stating that there will be a delay until February 1, 2006 in the effective date for recently issued Treasury Regulations that set forth information required to be explained to pension plan participants regarding...
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