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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Michelle Lara

USA

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Michelle Lara has over 20 years of experience advising a wide variety of companies on the full range of issues associated with executive compensation and employee benefit arrangements, including the various tax, securities and employment law issues that govern compensation and benefit plans.

Michelle's clients include large Fortune 500 publicly held companies and other public and private companies at every stage of the corporate life cycle. She works with clients to develop strategy and provide practical solutions pertaining to the design and administration of equity and cash incentive compensation plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, executive employment and severance agreements, change in control plans and other compensation agreements. Michelle regularly counsels publicly held companies and their compensation committees regarding the disclosure of compensation arrangements in public filings and corporate governance matters related to executive compensation.

Michelle has extensive experience with and regularly advises companies regarding compensation and benefit plan issues arising in connection with public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, and other significant corporate transactions.

Michelle is a regular speaker and educator at bar association and trade group conferences on equity and executive compensation issues.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

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Michelle Lara has notable strength advising on transactional employee benefit and executive compensation matters. This includes designing and implementing equity plans and retention bonus programs.

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