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Barbara Klementz is the chair of Baker McKenzie’s North American Compensation Practice. She has practiced in the area of global equity and executive compensation for over 20 years. Barbara has authored several articles on global equity issues for the BNA Executive Compensation Journal, Journal of Corporate Taxation and San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, among others, and she is the author of a blog on global equity related topics called the Global Equity Equation. She is also a frequent speaker on a variety of global equity topics. Barbara is recognized as a ranked practitioner by Chambers USA. Chambers states that she "consistently delivers top-notch assistance and work product, and is a true expert in the field." Barbara is admitted to private practice in California and Düsseldorf, Germany.
In Covid-19

United States: Resource Navigator for US Employers – Complimentary, practical resources to help guide you in 2021

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We’ve identified and mapped out our most relevant blog posts, articles and video chats to serve as a quick and handy roadmap to recovery and renewal for your company. Our 2021 Employment & Compensation Resource Navigator provides US multinational companies organized links to Baker McKenzie’s most helpful, relevant thought leadership in one brief document. Arranged alphabetically by topic, the Navigator can be saved to your desktop for quick reference when an issue arises.

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

Global Equity Matrix (December 2020 Edition)

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Our matrix summarizes the key issues for share-based awards and cash awards and covers tax and securities, exchange control, labor law and data privacy considerations for such awards in 50 countries. ACCESS NOW If you have questions or would like additional detail on any of the information included, please contact us.

In Corporate Liability

United States: Impact of invalidation of US-EU privacy shield on share-based incentive programs

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On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that the EU Commission’s 2016 decision regarding the adequacy of data protection in the United States and the EU-US Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”)* are invalid. As a result, companies in the EU and United States relying on the Privacy Shield program are scrambling to determine the impact on their operations.  For a general alert issued by our data privacy colleagues on this topic, please click here Cristina Messerschmidt.

In Cybersecurity, Data and Tech

United States: Impact of invalidation of US-EU privacy shield on share-based incentive programs

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On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that the EU Commission’s 2016 decision regarding the adequacy of data protection in the United States and the EU-US Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”)* are invalid. As a result, companies in the EU and United States relying on the Privacy Shield program are scrambling to determine the impact on their operations.  For a general alert issued by our data privacy colleagues on this topic, please click here Cristina Messerschmidt.

In Corporate Governance

Key Issues in Managing Equity Awards in M&A Transactions

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One of the most important issues that arises in any M&A transaction from a compensation perspective is the treatment of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs) or other compensatory equity awards, whether vested or unvested, held by executives and other employees in the transaction. Below is a high-level…