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Colleen Hart is a partner in the Tax Department and a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group.

Colleen advises companies, executives and boards on complex executive compensation matters. She offers a multidisciplinary approach to compensation and benefits issues with a focus on tax planning, securities laws and corporate governance. Matters she handles include the negotiation, structuring and implementation of employment and change-in-control agreements and deferred compensation, equity and incentive compensation plans. She advises on golden parachute and deduction limitation rules, securities reporting, registration and disclosure requirements and California employment laws. In addition, Colleen has extensive experience advising clients on compensation and benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, bankruptcies and finance transactions.

Colleen is a contributing author of The 409A Handbook (BNA 2016) and lectures frequently on executive compensation matters. As a U.S. Navy veteran, Colleen devotes a substantial amount of time to organizations that provide legal and support services to U.S. veterans.

More Legal and Business Bylines From Colleen Hart

IRS Creates Standardized Form for Section 83(b) Elections - (Posted On Monday, November 18, 2024)
ISS Issues October 2024 Update to its Executive Compensation Policies FAQs - (Posted On Tuesday, November 05, 2024)
Private Credit Trends: Executive Compensation Considerations in Out-of-Court Restructurings - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2024)
Trends in Private Credit Restructuring: Out of Court “Change of Control” Transactions - (Posted On Tuesday, December 05, 2023)
New Bill Would Deny Section 892 Benefits to Certain Sovereign Wealth Funds - (Posted On Wednesday, August 02, 2023)
Reminder: Employer Considerations When Contemplating Delaying Payroll - (Posted On Saturday, March 11, 2023)
Proxy Season Greetings: ISS and Glass Lewis Announce Policy Updates Ahead of the 2023 Proxy Season - (Posted On Thursday, December 15, 2022)
Final SEC Clawback Rules: Key Dates that Issuers Need to Know - (Posted On Friday, December 02, 2022)
Arbitrator Should Decide Whether NY Or CA Law Should Apply - (Posted On Wednesday, November 23, 2022)
Long Time Coming: SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Clawback Rules - (Posted On Wednesday, November 02, 2022)

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