K.J. Salameh is an associate in the Compensation, Governance and ERISA practice. He regularly advises both public and private companies regarding the design and implementation of equity-based incentive plans and various employment arrangements, including with respect to executive employment agreements, retention and severance plans, treatment of equity and other labor matters in the mergers and acquisitions context and securities and tax law compliance with respect to equity offerings.
K.J. strategically advises companies on how to best navigate corporate governance issues implicated by existing and future compensation practices from both a legal and practical position. He also focuses on key considerations that go hand-in-hand with public company disclosure requirements, including with respect to annual reports and 8-K reports, peer group benchmarking of disclosure practices and Section 16 reporting and compliance.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
TPG Inc. on the executive compensation, equity incentive, senior executive and founder retention matters and related governance and disclosure considerations in connection with its $1 billion initial public offering.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) on the acquisition of the controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in its acquisition of risQ and Level 11 Analytics.
Tire Rack Holdings, Inc. (Tire Rack) and its stockholders in its acquisition by Discount Tire.
Qualifications
Admissions
Attorney-at-Law, New York
Academic
Columbia Law School J.D.
Pennsylvania State University B.A.
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.