When a company is sold, senior executives and key personnel often stand to receive significant payments, such as transaction bonuses, accelerated equity vesting, severance, and earnout participation.

This article discusses the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and related treasury regulations (“IRC” or “Code”)[1], best practices, and alternative approaches to ...

Two recent developments have renewed attention on golden parachutes and related tax mitigation strategies. In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission vacated its rule banning noncompete agreements, ...

Core Scientific Chief Legal Officer Todd DuChene will miss out on collecting a $43.8 million golden parachute now that has company's $9 billion sale to CoreWeave has unraveled. DuChene would have been ...

WBD CEO David Zaslav could see a payout of more than $800 million after the Paramount Skydance deal. The deal includes up to $335 million in potential payments to Zaslav for what's known as the ...

An advisory firm that counsels the largest institutional investors on how to vote at shareholder meetings is recommending investors support Warner Bros. Discovery’s $77.7 billion acquisition by ...