A publicly traded European client asked Emmet to develop a stock-based incentive plan in the United States similar to the plan maintained for senior managers in their home country. The home country structure posed numerous issues under the Internal Revenue Code, the ERISA, and the federal securities laws. Emmet was able to successfully design a […]
Executive clients involved in securities litigation against their former employer sought Emmet’s advice on adding a cause of action focusing on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claims, as had been urged by counsel for other executives who were involved in related actions but who did not have securities claims. After a focused review of […]