About

Provided by Fenwick

Fenwick & West’s executive compensation and employee benefits group counsels technology and Fortune 500 companies on complex compensation and benefits issues.

  • Advising clients on issues that regularly arise with equity plans, executive compensation agreements and other employment benefit arrangements in mergers, acquisitions, public securities offerings, going-private transactions, onboarding and terminations
  • Advising public companies and their board on compensation-related corporate governance matters and disclosures (including the executive compensation rules and disclosure requirements)
  • Working with private companies in structuring compensation arrangements
  • Structuring and drafting equity plans and arrangements
  • Drafting executive employment, non-competition, severance and change of control agreements
  • Advising on complex 162(m) tax deduction, 409A deferred compensation and 280G parachute payment issues
  • Representing chief executive officers in negotiating and structuring compensation and change of control arrangements
  • Counselling companies on the latest stock exchange, SEC and IRS pronouncements and policies

For more information, visit fenwick.com/executivecompensation.

Chambers Review

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

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What the Team is Known For

Fenwick provides counsel to technology companies, Fortune 500 businesses and high-net-worth executives in connection with the full range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including corporate governance and proxy disclosure. The team plays a significant role handling the compensation of executives during large transactions as well as IPOs.

Work Highlights

  • Fenwick represented cloud security company Wiz in its $32 billion acquisition by Google.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth Gartland
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Elizabeth Gartland is experienced in handling the employee benefit and executive compensation aspects of corporate transactions, including acquisitions and IPOs.
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Marshall Mort
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Marshall Mort is routinely called upon to provide counsel on employee benefits and executive compensation issues following complex transactions. He demonstrates notable strength in advising clients on complex tax and securities issues.

Marshall provides critical and strategic legal advice to help you manage complicated matters. He delivers outcomes that exceed expectations.

With Marshall we are confident that we are in good hands.

Marshall thoroughly understands each client’s unique challenges and delivers actionable guidance. His creative solutions and commitment to stay current on emerging issues ensure invaluable results.

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Nancy Chen
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Nancy Chen advises both startup and public clients on a range of benefits and executive compensation matters, often in connection to significant acquisitions.

Ranked Lawyers at
Fenwick

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California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Elizabeth Gartland
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Band 2

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

2
Marshall Mort
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Band 2
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Nancy Chen
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Band 3

Industries

Provided by Fenwick

FinTech

consumer goods

digital health

gaming

hardware

internet

life sciences

media

retail

semiconductors

software

technology