In July and December 2006, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued new rules for disclosure of executive compensation for public companies. These new rules reflect a new philosophy that encourages significantly more disclosure and explanation than in the past, and that may encompass more executives than previously. In this program, benefits and compensation attorney Ralph J. Barry explains the new rules and offers strategies for implementing them.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth business enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients’ industries, as well as deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector.

The firm’s legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm’s clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital and finance sectors.

WSGR’s broad range of services and legal disciplines are focused on serving the principal challenges faced by management and the board of directors of the business enterprise. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in corporate governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing, and other intellectual property transactions.

The firm, which is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, has offices in Austin, Texas; New York City; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.