On August 1, New York executive compensation and benefits partners Shalom Huber and Joseph Penko participated in the Strafford webinar “Executive Compensation Tax Issues in M&A: IRS Rules for Stock Options, Deferred and Equity Comp, Golden Parachutes.” Mr. Huber and Mr. Penko reviewed tax implications of executive and employee compensation involving mergers, acquisitions or sales of businesses or business units. The panel also provided best practices for counsel to avoid tax pitfalls when structuring and implementing a deal.