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
- The Biden Administration Proposes Mark-to-Market Minimum Tax on Individuals With More than $100 Million in Assets - (Posted On Wednesday, April 13, 2022)
- California Independent Contractor Classification Becomes Even More Thorny, as California Supreme Court Holds Strict ABC Test Applies Retroactively - (Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2021)
- COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation – Amending Performance Goals under Equity and Other Incentive Awards - (Posted On Wednesday, May 13, 2020)
- The CARES Act and Compensation – What Employers Need to Know - (Posted On Thursday, April 02, 2020)
- COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation – Salary/Wage Reductions - (Posted On Friday, March 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation (Leave of Absence) - (Posted On Tuesday, March 24, 2020)
- IRS Releases Preliminary Guidance on Certain Aspects of the Amended Section 162(m) Provisions - (Posted On Wednesday, August 29, 2018)
- Looking Ahead to the 2018 Proxy Season: Preparing for CEO Pay Ratio Rules Disclosure Requirements - (Posted On Tuesday, September 19, 2017)
- Final DOL Fiduciary Rule – Q&As for Employers and Plan Sponsors on Investment Education - (Posted On Tuesday, May 03, 2016)
- U.S. Department of Labor Finalizes Fiduciary Definition and Conflict of Interest Rule - (Posted On Monday, April 25, 2016)
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