In Person

PLI Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2018

December 5 – 7, 2018
Event details
December 5 – 7, 2018
12:00 am
Los Angeles, CA

Event summary

Cooley partner Barbara Mirza will be speaking on a panel on "Dealing with Restricted Stock, Stock Options and Executive Compensation in Corporate M&A Transactions" at the PLI Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2018 program. This three-day program will focus on the tax issues presented by the entire spectrum of modern major corporate transactions. You will receive the very latest information, strategies and practical insights available from leading tax practitioners from law firms, accounting firms, corporations and academia from across the United States, along with policymakers from the IRS.

Event details and registration


Featured agenda item

Friday, December 7, 2018
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Dealing with Restricted Stock, Stock Options and Executive Compensation in Corporate M&A Transactions 

Compensation issues in M&A transactions; treatment of outstanding equity-based awards, including restricted stock, stock options and assuming or eliminating deferred compensation in an acquisition; allocation of deductions between buyer and seller; Sections 280G and 4999 relating to golden parachutes and amelioration techniques for gross-ups; impact of Sections 409A and 457A; effect of recent tax legislation on Section 162(m) issues in transactions and employee deductions for compensation clawbacks.


For more information, please email Leah Lowery.

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