Publications

• Columbia Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses the Labor Department’s Proposal on ESG and ERISA
  21 October 2021
  Columbia Blue Sky Blog
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Douglas M. Hirn
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• Return of the Clawback Rule
  20 October 2021
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Simone S. Hicks
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  Douglas M. Hirn
• The DOL Pendulum Swings on ESG, but How Far Remains to Be Seen
  15 October 2021
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  Douglas M. Hirn
• We’ll Know an Investment Advice Fiduciary When We See One
  11 January 2021
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
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  Simone S. Hicks
• IRS Releases Final Regulations on $1 Million Executive Compensation Deduction Limitation
  31 December 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
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  Simone S. Hicks
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  Spencer J. Mizerak
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  Matthew J. Trudeau
• Thanksgiving 701 and S-8 Revisions: Tasty Treats and a Turducken
  1 December 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
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  Simone S. Hicks
• DOL’s Third Bite at the Fiduciary Apple: The BIC Light(er)
  2 July 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Jeff Robins
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
• The Bell Tolls for ESG Investments in ERISA Plans
  26 June 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
  ,
  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
• DOL Provides 401(k) Plans a Path to Private Equity Investments
  10 June 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
  ,
  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Compensation-Related Guidance from ISS and Glass Lewis in Light of COVID-19
  15 April 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
  ,
  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
• Legal Considerations for Layoffs, Furloughs, and Reduction of Workforce in the Wake of COVID-19
  31 March 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Jyotin Hamid
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
• New York Adopts Sick Leave and Job Protections for Employees under Quarantine and Isolation Orders Due to COVID-19
  20 March 2020
  Jyotin Hamid
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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  Ashley V. Hahn
• Administering to Equity Compensation Programs Impacted by COVID-19
  20 March 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Franklin L. Mitchell
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
  ,
  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
• Pay Equity Update: Taking into Account Salary History in Setting Pay
  9 March 2020
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Jyotin Hamid
  ,
  Meir D. Katz
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
  ,
  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
• Additional Flexibility for Upcoming CEO Pay Ratio Compliance
  16 October 2017
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• 2017 Public Company Compensation Checklist: A Look at What’s New, Interesting (and Uncertain) for 2017
  12 January 2017
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Meir D. Katz
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• New York State Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance on Incentive Compensation in the Banking Sector
  14 October 2016
  Satish M. Kini
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  Gregory J. Lyons
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  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• New Incentive Compensation Rules: Implications for Private Equity Firms
  2 May 2016
  Kenneth J. Berman
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  Michael P. Harrell
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  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• Compensation Practices at Financial Institutions Targeted: Proposed Incentive Compensation Rules Aim To Curb Excessive Risk-Taking
  26 April 2016
  Kenneth J. Berman
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  Michael P. Harrell
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  Satish M. Kini
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  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• New Incentive Compensation Rules: Implications for Private Equity Firms
  Spring 2016
  Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
  ,
  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass