Jonathan M. Ocker

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Jonathan Ocker, a San Francisco partner and chair of the Compensation and Benefits Group, has globally recognized expertise in executive compensation and equity based incentives. He focuses his practice advising founders and CEOs, and technology, financial service and communications entities, from start-ups to multi-national industry leaders.  Mr. Ocker often organizes teams of the firm's lawyers to assist clients in achieving their business objectives with respect to corporate, tax, employment and intellectual property transactional and litigation matters.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Ocker was a partner in the Employee Benefits Practice Group of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro LLP and was associated with the Kirkland & Ellis firm in Chicago, Illinois.

Admitted in

• California
• Illinois

Memberships

• State Bar of California
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association: Business Law and Tax Sections
• American College of Employee Benefits Lawyers

Multimedia

Publications

• "Increased Disclosure for Equity Compensation Plans Is Required," Daily Journal, June 18, 2002
• "New SEC Equity Compensation Plan Disclosure Rules and Changing Shareholder Approval Requirements Affect Public Company Compensation Planning and Reporting," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 2002
• “SEC Proposes New Rules Requiring Immediate Disclosure,” Compensation & Benefits Update, April 2002
• "Equity Compensation: Recent Economic and Regulatory Changes Alter Custom and Practice For the Acquisition and Disposition of Securities," BNA Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November 2001
• "Equity Compensation: Grant Guidelines After the Fall," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2001
• "Anatomy of a New Economy CEO’s Employment Agreement," Los Angeles Lawyer, September 2000
• "Compensation and Benefits Issues in High Technology Mergers and Acquisitions," The M&A Lawyer, October 1998
• "New Section 16 Insider Trading Rules are User Friendly," 1996 BNA Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal
• "Executive Compensation: A Road Map for the Corporate Advisor," 1987 Business Lawyer

Speeches & Programs

• "Trends and News with Global Share Plans: The Challenges and Opportunities" Global Equity Organization 2007 Hong Kong Regional Event
• "China & Equity Compensation" Beijing, March, 2007
• “An Overview of US Stock Plans Maintained by Non-US Corporations,” Global Equity Organization Annual Conference 2002
• “Hiring and Firing the CEO,” Practicing Law Institute August 2001