Our Practice:
The Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group provides both Israeli and foreign clients with in-depth knowledge and experience in the various legal fields associated with executive compensation and employee benefits plans. Unique in the Israeli market, the group works together with the firm’s clients to design, manage and implement comprehensive and creative tailor-made packages of employee benefits and executive compensation. These packages are crucial when hiring and retaining valuable employees in today's competitive market.
Our Work:
The Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group provides ongoing advice to a wide variety of HFN's clients, including: senior level executives and directors, start-up companies, privately owned companies, and Israeli and multi-national publicly listed companies. Lawyers from the group advise on all aspects of designing and implementing employee and executive compensation plans. In addition, the group plays an integral part in providing advice in relation to all of HFN's M&A transactions, investment transactions, corporate restructurings and IPOs.
The group provides a broad range of legal and practical advice on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including Labour Law, Securities Law, Corporate Law, Family Law and Taxation (including “Section 102 Plans”). HFN’s expertise includes all of the various types of compensation, such as:
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Employee share purchase plans
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Capital based incentive plans
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Performance based awards and benefits
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Pension schemes
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Phantom awards and agreements
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Deferred compensation arrangements
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Adjustment periods
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"Golden Parachute" agreements
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Special entitlements for unique employment circumstances such as change of control
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Employee compensation aspects of M&A transactions, IPOs and other corporate transactions
Our Team:
The Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group is led by Shachar Porat, a partner in the Tax department, and Orly Gerbi, head of the Labour and Employment Law department. The highly-skilled group comprises talented lawyers from HFN’s internationally recognised departments.