Foley hosted the second web conference in our 2008 M&A Briefing Series. Partners Carrie Long, Leigh Riley, David Sanders and Tim Voigtman presented on the trends and best practices of executive compensation.
Topics included:
Renegotiating executive compensation agreements and the implications of 409A
Triggering of Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreements (KEESAs) – practical issues
Dealing with equity awards (restricted stock, nonqualified options and incentive stock options (ISOs))
280G issues
Trends in change in control payments and best practices.
General principles and trends of non-competition agreements
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Episode 138: Alexis Juergens, Senior Counsel
This episode features a conversation with Alexis Juergens. Alexis is a senior counsel in Foley’s Salt Lake City office and chair of the firm's associates committee. In this discussion, Alexis reflects on life growing-up in a military family, including a number of moves, before settling in Salt Lake City as a child.
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