Sinead M Kelly

Sinead Kelly is a partner in the Firm's Compensation practice. She advises on US executive compensation and global equity and has practiced in the compensation field for over 15 years. She regularly publishes articles and blogs on compensation-related topics and is a contributing author to Lexis Practice Advisor and a founder of the Firm's Compensation Connection blog. She is also a frequent speaker on executive compensation and global equity topics. She has been recognized by Chambers USA for Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation where Chambers states that she is "fantastic and always provides comprehensive and timely advice," and she is ranked by Legal 500 as a "Leading Lawyer" in this area.

Sinead advises US and non-US public and private companies on all aspects of the design, administration, governance and implementation of equity and incentive compensation plans and other executive and director compensation arrangements, including deferred compensation plans, employment agreements, severance and change in control plans, bonus and performance plans and director compensation policies. Her practice involves counseling on federal and state securities and tax laws, Section 16 officer and director issues, stock exchange listing rules and proxy advisor policies, as well as on non-US tax and regulatory requirements for plans implemented globally, and the use of cryptocurrency as compensation. She regularly advises on the impact of corporate transactions and reorganizations on equity and other compensation arrangements. Sinead also assists public companies with compensation disclosure to be included in proxy statements, Form 10-Ks and Form 8-Ks.

• American Bar Association

• National Association of Stock Plan Professionals

• Global Equity Organization

• State Bar of California

• Law Society of England & Wales