Debevoise is skilled at managing the interconnected tax, corporate governance, securities and employment law issues that now play an increasingly large role in the legal and regulatory environment of executive compensation. Our lawyers take a strong team approach and are thorough and adept in designing, negotiating and administering compensatory agreements, plans and programs for executives, chief executive officers and directors. Chambers USA (2006) ranks the firm's Executive Compensation Group as one of the leading practices in New York, citing client praise for this "knowledgeable and responsive" team.¹

Debevoise focuses on client objectives and is highly experienced in all mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and dispositions with a significant experience in the structures demanded by the needs of private equity funds. The members of the practice design incentive compensation plans of all types, as well as deferred compensation plans and retirement benefit programs. We understand complex employee investment vehicles and have implemented many large-scale employee securities companies. In addition, numerous clients depend on the firm to help them manage the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on compensation arrangements and comply with SEC disclosure and liability regulations.