Executive Agreements and Compensation

Our corporate attorneys represent both corporations and corporate executives in legal issues relating to the employment and compensation of key employees.  We advise our clients on the hiring and retention of corporate executives, including Employment Agreements, restrictive covenants, change-in-control agreements, severance benefits, and retirement issues.

Executive compensation has become a hot legal issue in recent years.  Several cases of abuse have triggered new laws and increased scrutiny by shareholders and regulators.  We help employers develop a comprehensive compensation system for their key employees by outlining the available alternatives and recommending the best approaches.  We have experience with qualified benefit plans, stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, Deferred Compensation, bonus plans, change-in-control benefits, golden parachutes, and retiree medical benefits.  Our attorneys in this Practice Area are often called upon in connection with Mergers and Acquisitions and when employers seek to implement changes at the upper management level.

For additional information, contact Karen L. Brand (860) 240-1089, kbrand@reidandriege.com, Mark X. Ryan (860) 240-1056, mryan@reidandriege.com, John J. Jacobson (860) 240-1006, jjacobson@reidandriege.com or John V. Galiette (860) 240-1009, jgaliette@reidandriege.com.