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Gregory C. Schick is a partner in the Tax, Employee Benefits and Estate Planning Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.
Areas of Practice
Gregory Schick's practice focuses primarily in the executive compensation, tax and corporate securities laws, and corporate governance areas.
Mr. Schick advises both publicly traded and privately held companies as well as individual clients. He negotiates, prepares and reviews equity compensation and change of control plans/agreements, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans along with proxy statements, prospectuses, and other filings required by the 1933/1934 Securities Acts and the national stock exchanges. This includes advising on tax laws, such as Internal Revenue Code Sections 162(m), 280G, 409A governing compensation deduction limitations, golden parachutes, and nonqualified deferred compensation, respectively, and on federal/state securities laws including reporting, disclosure and registration requirements. Mr. Schick also counsels executive management and boards on executive compensation and benefits issues arising in the context of mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, initial public offerings, and other significant corporate transactions. He has appeared as an expert witness in civil litigation.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Gregory C. Schick
- Reminder to Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2019 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 08, 2019)
- “Airing Out the Denny Crane Room”: Recent SEC Action Emphasizes Need for Effective Disclosure Controls and Procedures for Executive Perquisites - (Posted On Monday, August 20, 2018)
- Reminder to Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2018 - (Posted On Friday, January 12, 2018)
- The President Receives an Early Christmas Present: Congress Approves Landmark Tax Bill – What Will this Mean for Executive Compensation? - (Posted On Wednesday, December 20, 2017)
- Congressional Republicans Reach a Deal on Tax Bill - (Posted On Thursday, December 14, 2017)
- Senate Stays Up Late to Approve Tax Bill - (Posted On Tuesday, December 05, 2017)
- Startups Have Much To Be Thankful For – Senate Amendments to New Tax Bill Remove Deferred Compensation and Stock Options from Endangered Species List - (Posted On Thursday, November 16, 2017)
- Thanksgiving Tax Frenzy – New Tax Bill Proposes Executive Compensation Changes That Could Derail Deferred Compensation and Stock Options - (Posted On Tuesday, November 14, 2017)
- At Last! Relaxation of Federal Securities Regulations for Private Company Stock Incentive Awards may be on the Horizon - (Posted On Tuesday, September 26, 2017)
- Reminder to Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2017 - (Posted On Thursday, December 22, 2016)