Posted: 1/04/2007

Date:  January 16, 2007
Time:  1:00-3:00 pm EST
Format:  Video Webcast

The Tax Governance Institute was established to create an open forum for Board members, management, stakeholders and government representatives to share knowledge regarding the identification, oversight, management, and appropriate disclosure of tax risk.

Please join us for a lively panel discussion, which features
a current and former representative from the Office of Tax Policy in the Department of the Treasury, a former legal counsel to one of the SEC Commissioners, and a Corporate Board Member, who will provide an overview of the tax, financial accounting and securities law implications of various compensation programs for employees and directors, with particular emphasis on nonqualified deferred compensation agreements, equity-based compensation programs and the implications of the new SEC executive compensation disclosure rules. In particular, the panel will address issues surrounding backdated and misdated stock options, focusing on the option granting process, the tax and securities law implications for companies and their employees, reactions from institutional investors, and the human resources and employee relations considerations regarding communicating and correcting backdated and misdated option grants.

Panelists include:

Daniel L. Hogans

Attorney-Advisor, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel in the
Office of the Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Ronald O. Mueller

Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

William F. Sweetnam, Jr.

Partner, Groom Law Group

D. Keith Cobb

Business consultant and strategic advisor

The program will be moderated by Harry L. ("Hank") Gutman, Director of the Tax Governance Institute.

This event qualifies for CPE credit. If you would like to receive CPE credit, please be sure to log into the event and provide your contact information.

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