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Overview
Practice Areas
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50% Employment / Labor
31 years
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30% Contracts / Agreements
26 years
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20% Litigation
36 years
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Résumé
License
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35 years since Steven Gerald Eckhaus was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| New York |
Currently registered
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1977 |
05/21/2011 |
| New Jersey |
Active
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1986 |
07/15/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner, Board of Directors, Chairman of Executive Employment, at
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
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2008–present
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Managing Partner, New York City at
McCarter & English, LLP
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2004–2008
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Founding Partner at
Eckhaus & Olson
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1987–2004
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See all 3 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Cornell Law School |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1976 |
| Cornell University |
I&LR |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
1972 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Super Lawyer, Employment Law |
Super Lawyers |
2011 |
| Top 20 Employee Benefits & ERISA Lawyers 2011 |
Human Resources Executive |
2011 |
| Super Lawyer, Employment Law |
Super Lawyers |
2010 |
| 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in America |
Human Resource Executive Magazine |
2009 |
| Super Lawyer, Employment Law |
Super Lawyers |
2009 |
| Super Lawyer, Employment Law |
Super Lawyers |
2008 |
| Super Lawyer, Employment Law |
Super Lawyers |
2007 |
See all 7 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Contributing Expert, Rule of Law Index |
World Justice Project 2011 |
2011-present
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| Council Member |
Cornell University Library Advisory Council |
2009-present
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| Advisory Board |
University of Caifornia at Hastings Law School, Center for WorkLife Law |
2005-present
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| Member |
Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
1977-present
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See all 4 association entries
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Settled 5 weeks after commencing the action
Outcome: $5.2mm Jury Verdict in favor of Lovink
See all cases
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Profiled in The Wall Street Journal -- "Wall Street Lawyer: Don't Blame Pay" |
The Wall Street Journal |
2011 |
| Negotiating C-Level Employment Agreements After The Rescue |
Inside the Minds (Thomson Reuters, Aspatore Books) Recent Changes in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation |
2010 |
| "Biig Pay Packages Return to Wall Street" (quoted) July 2, 2009 |
Wall Street Journal |
2009 |
| "Wall Street Pay Disclosure Looms as Flash Point" (quoted) Aug 24, 2009 |
Reuters |
2009 |
| "McCann Settles Lawsuit Against Bank of America" (quoted) Oct 1, 2009 |
New York Times |
2009 |
| "My client, Robert McCann can go back to work in late October and he looks forward to his future" quoted in "Ex-Merrill Brokerage Head Ends Bank of America Suit" Oct 1, 2009 |
Bloomberg |
2009 |
| Treasury Unveils Public-Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets March 18, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Federal Reserve Launches TALF, Removes Executive Compensation Limits and Revises Terms March 3, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Treasury’s New Capital Assistance Program to “Stress Test” and Provide Billions to Banks Client Advisories and Bulletins February 26, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Stimulus Act Expands Executive Compensation Restrictions for TARP Recipients February 12, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Federal Reserve and Treasury Provide TALF Pricing, Haircuts and Other Further Revised Terms Client Advisories and Bulletins February 10, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Treasury Department Unveils New Financial Stability Plan January 27, 2009 |
Client Advisories and Bulletins |
2009 |
| Q&A With Katten's Steven Eckhaus |
Law 360 |
2009 |
| Treasury Releases Additional Executive Compensation Guidance for TARP Capital Purchase Program October 15, 2008 |
Client Publications and Bulletins |
2008 |
| Steven Eckhaus Quoted in Wall Street Journal on the Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act on Executive Pay June 12, 2008 |
Wall Street Journal |
2008 |
See all 15 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Negotiating Your Employment Agreement |
Wall Street Women Forum, NYC, May 11, 2011 |
2011 |
| Emerging Trends in Executive Pay |
ALI-ABA, Current Developments in Employment Law: The Obama Years at Mid-Term, Santa Fe, NM, July 28-30, 2011 |
2011 |
| Where The Jobs Are: How To Get Them and How To Keep Them. |
Wall Street Women Forum. Regent Atlantic. 10 On The Park, Time Warner Center, NYC, May 12, 2010 |
2010 |
| Recent Legal Developments in Employment Law and Executive Compensation |
NYS Society of CPA's -- CFO's Controllers and Financial Executives, Helmsley New York, NYC, June 17, 2010 |
2010 |
| "Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Hit" -What You Need To Know About Executive Compensation Or Stay Down For The Count |
Executive Pay - Caldwell International, Links Club, NYC, May 13, 2010 |
2010 |
| Employment Management - Are You a Buyer or a Seller? |
"Crisis Management For Hedge Funds and Managers" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. New York City |
2009 |
| The Effect of Incentive Compensation Plan Design on the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis |
Sun Yat Sen University,Guangzhou, China. "Incentive Compensation Workshop" |
2008 |
| Notice, Garden Leave and Restrictive Covenants |
Post-Employment Restrictions - Infovest, Cornell Club, NYC |
2008 |
| Everything You Wanted To Know About Negotiating Employment Agreements But Were Afraid To Ask |
Financial Women's Association. "Executive Compensation Roundtable" |
2008 |
| It's Not Your Father's Incentive Compensation: Modern Elements of Executive Pay" |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Marathon Weekend |
2008 |
| Incentive Compensation Plans |
Shenzen Stock Exchange, Guangzhou Venture Capital Association; South China University:"Incentive Compensation Workshop" |
2007 |
| Executive Compensation and Incentive Compensation Plans |
Fudan University, Shanghai, China. "Executive Compensation Workshop" |
2007 |
| Negotiating the CEO's Employment Agreement |
Executive Compensation Briefing- Sanford Bernstein |
2007 |
| Elements of Employment Agreements |
"Negotiating Employment Agreements" Sanford Bernstein |
2006 |
| The Legal and Policy Implications of Valuing Caregiving at Home and in the Workplace |
Feminism's New Frontier, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
2004 |
| The effect of the Volcker Amendment |
Everyone has a plan until they get hit |
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See all 16 speaking engagements
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