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Steven G. Eckhaus
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Licensed in New Jersey for 39 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 49 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2018
Super Lawyer Employment Law, SuperLawyers
2017
Top 20 in Employee Benefits and ERISA, Human Resource Executive
2014
Employment Law, SuperLawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Employment Law, Super Lawyers
2013
Top 20 in Employee Benefits and ERISA, Human Resources Professional
2012
Top 20 Employee Benefits & ERISA Lawyers 2011, Human Resources Executive
2012
Top 20 in Employee Benefits and ERISA, Human Resources Professional
2010
Super Lawyer, Employment Law, Super Lawyers
2009
100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in America, Human Resource Executive Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer, Employment Law, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Employment Law, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Employment Law, Super Lawyers
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Top 20 in a Employee Benefits and I, Human Resources Executive
N/A
Nation’s 20 Leading Lswters, Human Resource Executive
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Nation’s 20 Leading Lswter, Human Resource Executive
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Leads NY Executive Compensation Practice Group, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
2013 - 2016
Chairman of Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP
2008 - 2013
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
2004 - 2008
Managing Partner, New York City, McCarter & English, LLP
1987 - 2004
Founding Partner, Eckhaus & Olson
Associations
2011 - Present
World Justice Project 2011Contributing Expert, Rule of Law Index
2009 - Present
Cornell University Library Advisory CouncilCouncil Member
2005 - Present
University of Caifornia at Hastings Law School, Center for WorkLife LawAdvisory Board
1977 - Present
Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Robert J. McCann v. Bank of America
Settled 5 weeks after commencing the action
MORELLI V. CEDEL
DECISION FOR IDA MORELLI
MATTER OF TREZZA
DECISION FOR TREZZA
BELL V LEONA HEMSLEY
VACATED $11MM JURY VERDICT AGAINST HELMSLEY
GARY WILLIAMS V BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
CASE DISMISSED
Lovink v Guilford Mills
$5.2mm Jury Verdict in favor of Lovink
Education
1976
Cornell Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
Cornell University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2011
Wall Street Women Forum, NYC, May 11, 2011
Negotiating Your Employment Agreement
2011
ALI-ABA, Current Developments in Employment Law: The Obama Years at Mid-Term, Santa Fe, NM, July 28-30, 2011
Emerging Trends in Executive Pay
2010
Wall Street Women Forum. Regent Atlantic. 10 On The Park, Time Warner Center, NYC, May 12, 2010
Where The Jobs Are: How To Get Them and How To Keep Them.
2010
NYS Society of CPA's -- CFO's Controllers and Financial Executives, Helmsley New York, NYC, June 17, 2010
Recent Legal Developments in Employment Law and Executive Compensation
2010
Executive Pay - Caldwell International, Links Club, NYC, May 13, 2010
"Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Hit" -What You Need To Know About Executive Compensation Or Stay Down For The Count
2009
"Crisis Management For Hedge Funds and Managers" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. New York City
Employment Management - Are You a Buyer or a Seller?
2008
Sun Yat Sen University,Guangzhou, China. "Incentive Compensation Workshop"
The Effect of Incentive Compensation Plan Design on the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
2008
Post-Employment Restrictions - Infovest, Cornell Club, NYC
Notice, Garden Leave and Restrictive Covenants
2008
Financial Women's Association. "Executive Compensation Roundtable"
Everything You Wanted To Know About Negotiating Employment Agreements But Were Afraid To Ask
2008
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Marathon Weekend
It's Not Your Father's Incentive Compensation: Modern Elements of Executive Pay"
2007
Shenzen Stock Exchange, Guangzhou Venture Capital Association; South China University:"Incentive Compensation Workshop"
Incentive Compensation Plans
2007
Fudan University, Shanghai, China. "Executive Compensation Workshop"
Executive Compensation and Incentive Compensation Plans
2007
Executive Compensation Briefing- Sanford Bernstein
Negotiating the CEO's Employment Agreement
2006
"Negotiating Employment Agreements" Sanford Bernstein
Elements of Employment Agreements
2004
Feminism's New Frontier, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
The Legal and Policy Implications of Valuing Caregiving at Home and in the Workplace
N/A
Everyone has a plan until they get hit
The effect of the Volcker Amendment
Publications
2011
The Wall Street Journal
Profiled in The Wall Street Journal -- "Wall Street Lawyer: Don't Blame Pay"
2010
Inside the Minds (Thomson Reuters, Aspatore Books) Recent Changes in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Negotiating C-Level Employment Agreements After The Rescue
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Treasury Unveils Public-Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets March 18, 2009
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Federal Reserve Launches TALF, Removes Executive Compensation Limits and Revises Terms March 3, 2009
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Treasury’s New Capital Assistance Program to “Stress Test” and Provide Billions to Banks Client Advisories and Bulletins February 26, 2009
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Stimulus Act Expands Executive Compensation Restrictions for TARP Recipients February 12, 2009
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Federal Reserve and Treasury Provide TALF Pricing, Haircuts and Other Further Revised Terms Client Advisories and Bulletins February 10, 2009
2009
Client Advisories and Bulletins
Treasury Department Unveils New Financial Stability Plan January 27, 2009
2009
Law 360
Q&A With Katten's Steven Eckhaus
2009
Wall Street Journal
"Biig Pay Packages Return to Wall Street" (quoted) July 2, 2009
2009
Reuters
"Wall Street Pay Disclosure Looms as Flash Point" (quoted) Aug 24, 2009
2009
New York Times
"McCann Settles Lawsuit Against Bank of America" (quoted) Oct 1, 2009
2009
Bloomberg
"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
2008
Client Publications and Bulletins
Treasury Releases Additional Executive Compensation Guidance for TARP Capital Purchase Program October 15, 2008
2008
Wall Street Journal
Steven Eckhaus Quoted in Wall Street Journal on the Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act on Executive Pay June 12, 2008
Languages
English