Shane J. Stroud

Shane J. Stroud chairs Pryor Cashman's Executive Compensation, ERISA & Employee Benefits Group. His practice focuses on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including those related to mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, initial public offerings, private equity and leveraged buyout transactions.

He routinely advises clients on excessive compensation, golden parachute and deferred compensation issues, as well as bankruptcy, securities, corporate governance and other laws affecting employee benefits and executive compensation.

Additionally, Shane has extensive experience representing both executives and employers on the negotiation and drafting of executive employment and severance agreements. He regularly advises companies on the design and drafting of equity-based and incentive compensation plans and the implementation and design of qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans (including health and welfare plans, 401k plans, employee stock ownership plans and supplemental executive retirement plans).