Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advises a global client base on executive compensation and employee benefits matters, particularly in high-value cross-border M&A. The firm regularly collaborates with its M&A and tax teams to address complex issues such as incentive structuring, Section 280G compliance, and benefits integration planning. The firm’s recent work includes advising Mars, Incorporated on its $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova, BlackRock on its $12.5bn acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, and Juniper Networks on its $14bn sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The executive compensation and benefits group is led by prominent partners such as Joseph Penko in New York and Page Griffin and Joseph Yaffe in Palo Alto, who are widely recognised for their expertise in incentive design, equity compensation, and regulatory compliance.
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Key clients
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- ANSYS, Inc.
- Ball Corporation
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Catalent Inc.
- DESRI Inc.
- Dover Corporation
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Honeywell International Corporation
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising Mars, Incorporated on benefits aspects of its $35.9billion acquisition of Kellanova.
- Advised Splunk Inc. in its $28 billion acquisition by Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Advising Catalent, Inc. in its acquisition by Novo Holdings A/S, the holding and investment company for the Novo Nordisk Foundation, at an enterprise value of $16.5 billion.
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Practice head
Erica Schohn
Other key lawyers
Joseph Penko; Page Griffin; Joseph Yaffe; Shalom D. Huber; Michael A. Wiseman