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Joseph Bachelder's column, "Executive Compensation," is a regular feature of the New York Law Journal.

2010

June 28, 2010

The "Restoring American Financial Stability Act" and Executive Pay

March 22, 2010

Federal Intervention in Executive Pay

2009

October 28, 2009

Merrill Bonuses Raised Issues in Merger with Bank of America

August 26, 2009

SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules; House Passes Pay Reform Bill

June 19, 2009

TARP, ‘Say on Pay’ and Other Legislative Developments

April 14, 2009

ARRA Amends EESA: Includes New Pay Limits at Affected Institutions

2008

November 14, 2008

EESA Limits on Executive Pay at Affected Institutions

August 28, 2008

New York Courts Dismiss ‘Grasso’ Compensation Case

May 30, 2008

Public Versus Private-Equity-Controlled Companies

March 27, 2008

Severance Benefits May Risk 'Performance-Based' Status

2007

October 30, 2007

Transitional Relief Under §409A Extended Through 2008

August 29, 2007

Compensating Managers of Private Equity Funds

May 30, 2007

Executive Employment Agreements: Code §409A Checklist

March 27, 2007

Executive Pay Continues to Rise Despite "Pay Reforms"

2006

October 31, 2006

Severance Arrangements: A Road Map of Issues

August 31, 2006

SEC Adopts Final Rules on Executive Pay Disclosure

May 31, 2006

Compensation Committees and the Setting of CEO Pay

April 21, 2006

SEC Proposes New Rules on Executive Pay Disclosure: Part 2

March 31, 2006

SEC Proposes New Rules on Executive Pay Disclosure: Part 1

2005

October 20, 2005

Compensation Committees: Tally Sheets and Other Issues

August 29, 2005

Directors Prevail in the 'Disney' Case

May 23, 2005

Report: "Putting Executive Pensions on the Radar Screen"

March 24, 2005

Carly Fiorina and Hewlett-Packard Severance Policy

2004

December 13, 2004

Pay Without Performance: The Unfilfilled Promise of Executive Compensation

October 21, 2004

New Legislation on Deferred Compensation

August 30, 2004

Compensation Committee Developments

May 24, 2004

Stock Option Standards and Deferred Compensation Plans

March 23, 2004

Disney/Ovitz and NYSE/Grasso Compared

2003

October 30, 2003

Executive Pay Under Proposed NYSE, NASDAQ Rules

August 29, 2003

'Disney': Spotlight on 'Good Faith' and Directors' Liabilities

May 30, 2003

Recent Secular Trusts - Including That of American Airlines

April 10, 2003

Executive Compensation Stock Options: The Expense Issue

2002

October 30, 2002

Impact of Current Turmoil on Executive Pay

September 6, 2002

Part II: Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Executive Comp, Loans

August 30, 2002

Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley's Impact on Executive Compensation, Loans

May 30, 2002

'Fixing' the Underwater Stock Option Problem

March 20, 2002

Securing Payouts of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans