Joshua A. Agen is of counsel and a business lawyer with a focus on assisting public and private companies in the areas of executive compensation, employee benefits, corporate transactions, corporate governance, and securities law compliance. He is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice.
Joshua has experience serving as in-house counsel at a publicly traded transportation company with responsibility for securities law compliance, executive compensation, and corporate governance.
Previously, he served as a law clerk for the Hon. Steven M. Colloton, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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Tricky Compliance Issues for Companies When an Executive Terminates Employment: Public Company Compensation Considerations
When an executive or other senior-level employee terminates employment, employers must address the tax, equity, and benefits issues that...
あなたの会社は従業員の内部告発を抑制しているか？SECはそう考えているかもしれません！
2008年の金融危機を受けて2010年に制定されたドッド・フランク法（ウォール街改革および消費者保護法）は、1934年証券取引法に内部告発活動に対する保護を追加した。
株式ベースのインセンティブ報酬の力を引き出す：上場企業に対する特別な考慮事項
本稿は、株式報酬に関するシリーズの第7回目であり、最終回である。本稿では、上場企業が株式報酬を付与する際に考慮すべき特別な事項の概要を説明する。これには、プラン設計におけるプロキシー・アドバイザリー・ファームの影響、付与時期の考慮事項、1934年証券取引所法第16条（Securities Exchange Act of 1934）の遵守、証券取引委員会（SEC）の登録要件などが含まれる。
株式ベースのインセンティブ報酬のパワーを解き放つ：現金決済型株式報酬
この記事は、雇用主がよくある質問に答えることを目的とした、株式ベースの報酬に関するシリーズの6回目です：どのような株式報酬が当社と従業員にとって最適か？
Unlocking the Power of Equity-Based Incentive Compensation: Basics of Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights for Employers in the Manufacturing Industry
The article focuses on privately-held manufacturing companies and does not address the additional or different securities law, accounting, and governance considerations that apply to publicly-traded companies.
Unlocking the Power of Equity-Based Incentive Compensation: Basics of Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights
This article is the second in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?