Incentive Compensation Under the Regulatory Spotlight

Six U.S. federal financial regulatory agencies[1] in May 2016 revised and re-proposed rules that were originally proposed in 2011, to govern the incentive compensation practices at financial institutions with consolidated assets of at least $1 billion (covered institutions). The proposed rules include new – and more stringent – requirements, especially for the largest institutions. The rules

In Facebook Compensation Row, Delaware Corporate Formalities Held Indispensable

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Adhering to corporate formalities is often cited as a disadvantage of organizing a business using the corporate form, but those formalities play a crucial role in protecting the corporation’s shareholders. This fact was made clear in the Delaware Court of Chancery’s October ruling in the case of Zuckerberg v. Espinoza, 124 A.3d 47 (Del. Ch. 2015). The case, which