Representing a large range of public and private companies compensation, benefit and retirement plan matters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‘s practice specializes in design matters amid the context of corporate transactions, also providing fiduciary and compliance training. Practice chair Michael Albano leads on executive compensation and corporate governance matters, with particular expertise in equity compensation scheme design and implementation. Elizabeth Dyer is the group’s ERISA expert, counselling pension plan sponsors and trustees on ERISA compliance matters, and Julia Petty works on cross-border matters providing securities, tax and governance advice regarding compensation and benefit plans. All attorneys are based in New York.
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Key clients
- Alexander Wang
- Alphabet/Google
Work highlights
Acting as counsel to Alphabet/Google and their semi-autonomous subsidiaries in connection with a variety of executive compensation, employee benefits and corporate governance matters.
Practice head
Michael Albano
Other key lawyers
Elizabeth Dyer; Julia Petty