Our Executive Compensation group designs the cutting-edge compensation, incentive, and equity plans that play such a significant role in driving the growth of both emerging companies and more mature public companies. This involves a sophisticated understanding of the tax, securities, and regulatory environment affecting these programs, as well as of the more recent market trends in compensation and incentives. And it requires a deep familiarity of the needs and objectives of the founders, managers, employees and advisors who drive innovation and company growth in these industries. The Executive Compensation group is actively involved in helping fast-growing companies implement their incentive programs, and plays a key role in continuing to refine a company's programs as they near their IPO or M&A event.