Lawyers / Professionals

Mr. French's practice includes an array of executive compensation and employee benefits matters. He works with clients to design, implement and maintain equity compensation plans, long-term incentive plans, bonus programs and non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements for executives, employees and non-employee directors. He also advises and represents executives, boards of directors and compensation committees in negotiating and drafting employment, severance, retirement, termination and change in control agreements. In connection with executive compensation matters, he advises clients on tax and securities law implications, and assists in the preparation of public disclosures concerning such matters.

Mr. French is also frequently involved in advising and negotiating executive compensation and employee benefits matters relating to private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. Such representations have included stock transactions, asset acquisitions, and stock and asset purchases for clients in the pharmaceutical, financial services and industrial sectors.

He also is experienced in the design, implementation, administation and termination of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, defined benefit pension plans, 403(b) plans, 457 deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare benefit plans.

Mr. French regularly represents the Apollo Theater in contract negotiations with artists and vendors, and has extensive experience negotiating and drafting sponsorship agreements with corporate entities. He has also advised the Apollo Theater during its creation of its Internet-based music website.