Denise M Glagau

Practice Areas

Denise Glagau is a partner in the Firm's North America Employment and Compensation practice and leads the Compensation practice in the Firm's California offices. Denise has authored several articles and frequently speaks on topics of interest for legal and other professionals dealing with share plan issues. She is on the Advisory Board of the Certified Equity Professionals Institute (CEPI) of Santa Clara University, serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP) San Francisco Chapter and is a member of the Global Equity Organization (GEO). She is recognized as a ranked practitioner by Chambers USA in the area of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. She is also a member of the Firm's Financial Institutions and Healthcare & Lifesciences industry groups.

Denise advises public and private multinational companies on the tax and legal issues related to offering employee share plans and other incentive compensation programs in their home countries and on a global basis. She works with companies to design equity plans, draft award documentation, review and optimize tax implications, comply with securities registration, exchange control and other regulatory requirements, minimize labor law exposure, and address data privacy concerns and other compliance issues associated with offering employee equity and other incentive plans around the world. She also advises companies on the implications of corporate transactions on equity plans and awards, including assisting with tax rulings, regulatory filings and employee communications.

Professional Memberships

• International Bar Association

• National Association of Stock Plan Professionals

• Global Equity Organization

Publications

• Author, "Equity Awards and the Alternative Workforce," Baker & McKenzie LLP, October 2019

• Co-author, "Issues with Beneficiary Designations in Equity Plans," Baker & McKenzie LLP, October 2019

• Co-author, "Avoiding Employment Litigation: A Guide for Multinational Companies," Association of Corporate Counsel Docket, May 2019

• Author, "To Pay or Not to Pay? Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments on Employee Equity Awards," Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2018

• Co-author, "Cash Awards: A Solution to Equity Award Challenges?" Baker & McKenzie LLP, October 2016

Work Highlights

• Advises numerous US and non-US public and private companies on their annual equity awards, including analyzing tax and regulatory requirements for such awards, preparation of grant documents and employee communications and completion of tax and regulatory filings around the world.

• Advises private companies on the global rollout of their equity plans upon IPO, including review of plan documents and award agreements, preparation of tax summaries for employees, providing tax withholding and reporting guidance for the issuing company and the local employer and completion of securities and other regulatory filings.

• Advises companies on the labor law and other considerations related to discontinuation or reduction of equity programs in numerous countries, including preparing employee communications and completing required governmental filings.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

USA

Languages Spoken

English

Education