Jim Earle focuses his practice on counseling publicly traded companies and other complex employers on matters related to executive compensation. Mr. Earle’s clients operate globally in a wide range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, food, telecommunications, utilities and other service-based companies.
Mr. Earle’s executive compensation practice focuses on counseling clients regarding all aspects of the employment, compensation, benefits and severance of directors, executive officers and other senior managers. He has significant substantive experience with all forms of executive compensation and benefit plans, including the design and administration of stock plans, incentive plans, SERPs, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, perquisites (including executive aircraft), new hire packages and severance/retirement agreements.