Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

At Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the team excels in handling complex compensation and benefits issues related to M&A, IPOs, spin-offs, and bankruptcy reorganizations, both domestically and internationally. Leading the department from New York, Erica Schohn is adept at navigating SEC regulations on executive compensation disclosure, deferred compensation tax rules, and executive compensation deductibility. Joseph Penko, also in New York, counsels private equity entities, public and private companies, and executives on various compensation and benefits schemes, including change-in-control and cash-based incentive programs. Joseph Yaffe spearheads the West Coast executive compensation and benefits practice from Palo Alto, offering seasoned advice to senior executives on diverse compensatory arrangements. Page Griffin, operating from both Palo Alto and New York, is active in M&A, IPOs, and spin-offs, with a notable role in advising Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. on its $13.3 billion acquisition of Triton International Limited. Former practice head Regina Olshan retired in 2023.