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Global Equity Compensation: What You Need to Know


Product Code - LGN50
Speaker(s): Jon F. Doyle, International Law Solutions, PC
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This program will focus on the legal and regulatory impact of offering equity compensation to a global workforce. You will learn about the securities, tax, labor, data privacy, and corporate governance requirements for global stock programs, including the requirements for securities filings, foreign exchange transactions, the collection and transfer of employee information across borders, financial intermediaries (broker/stock plan administrators), and works council codetermination rights.

Recent enforcement actions taken by various authorities worldwide against companies offering equity compensation to their employees and the factors that you should consider in assessing your company's exposure to these risks will also be addressed.

Educational Objectives:

• Understand an analysis of legal and regulatory issues associated with equity compensation plans.
• Find out about recent developments related to equity compensation plans.
• Learn best practices for ease of administration and to minimize exposure to risk.

Who would benefit from attending the program?

Compensation, tax, legal, and human resource professionals working for companies that offer or intend to offer equity compensation outside the United States; outside counsel and other advisors that have clients offering or intending to offer equity compensation outside the United States.

Program Level: Basic

Credit Available: CLE. For more information, please click on the “CLE Credit” tab.

Jon F. Doyle, International Law Solutions, PC

Jon F. Doyle, International Law Solutions, PC
Jon F. Doyle advises multinational companies and financial institutions on legal issues related to doing business overseas, among them, outsourcing, offshoring, joint ventures, and other means of international expansion. He also advises multinational companies on global equity compensation programs and has extensive experience advising businesses on the tax, securities, foreign exchange, labor, data privacy, and e-commerce issues they may encounter in each country where they offer stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, cash bonus, venture capital, and directed share plans to their employees, directors, and consultants.

Mr. Doyle is licensed in California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, and New York. He formerly practiced as a CPA with Ernst & Young in Chicago. He earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law; a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law; and a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa.

This program is CLE-credit eligible.

If you have further questions regarding a specific state or how to file for CLE credit, please contact Bloomberg BNA customer service at 800-372-1033 and ask to speak to the Legal and Business CLE Accreditation Coordinator.

Hardship Policy
Bloomberg BNA offers a hardship policy for any attorney earning less than $30,000 per year. If an attorney wishes to take advantage of this option, he or she must do so in writing and also provide proof of hardship. If approval is granted, a discount of 50% off the full registration price of the program will be awarded.

Questions
For more information about Mandatory or Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirements, visit the American Bar Association website at http://www.abanet.org/cle/mandatory.html.