Gregory C. Schick advises companies, boards and senior executives on executive compensation matters that require precision, particularly where tax, securities or labor laws, and governance considerations intersect and errors can create significant financial exposure or disrupt business objectives. His work frequently arises in connection with significant corporate events, including mergers, acquisitions and other transactions where compensation structures must be carefully calibrated.
Whether he is personally representing individual executives or advising companies in employment, retention and separation matters, Gregory brings insight into how both sides approach negotiations, allowing him to anticipate priorities and develop solutions that align incentives while managing risk. He is an experienced advocate who regularly produces client-favorable agreements in complex and/or contentious negotiations.
With a quantitative, model-driven approach, Gregory focuses on complex compensation issues, including under Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 409A, helping clients analyze potential outcomes and structure arrangements that are both compliant and workable. Gregory regularly builds and applies detailed financial models to evaluate golden parachute exposure, proxy compensation disclosures and executive perquisites, bringing a level of numerical fluency uncommon in the field.
Drawing on experience with both public and private companies, Gregory counsels boards and management teams on compensation decisions that balance regulatory requirements with business objectives, particularly where companies lack access to dedicated compensation consultants and rely on legal counsel for practical guidance.
He also advises public companies on SEC compensation disclosures, Section 16 reporting, Rule 10b5-1 and stock exchange requirements.
Gregory is the author of a comprehensive Bloomberg portfolio on executive employment agreements, reflecting broad, sustained engagement with compensation structures and their tax, securities and employment law implications. He has also appeared as an expert witness in civil litigation.