Sheri is a trusted advisor to companies on all aspects of executive compensation. As a go-to resource throughout all stages of a company's life cycle, clients appreciate her forward-thinking, practical advice and ability to navigate evolving and complex issues.
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Sheri advises boards, compensation committees, and companies on executive and director compensation matters. She designs and documents equity incentives, cash bonus arrangements, employee stock purchase plans, and deferred compensation plans. Sheri also negotiates individual contractual arrangements with C-suite executives, including employment, retention, change in control, severance, and separation agreements.
Sheri is particularly experienced in working with public companies, guiding her clients at the intersection of complex securities, disclosure, tax, and governance frameworks. She provides extensive support to public companies each year in connection with their proxy statements for annual shareholder meetings, and helps them navigate a constantly evolving disclosure landscape.
Additionally, Sheri supports clients on the employee benefits and compensation aspects of their key transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing events, spinoffs, divestitures, and initial public offerings. She negotiates transaction agreements, counsels on 280G golden parachute issues, prepares compensation-related disclosure documents, and implements post-closing executive compensation arrangements.
Sheri plays an active role within the firm, where she is known for her consensus-building and solution-oriented approach. She serves in a leadership role within her practice group, focusing on innovative ways to contribute to associates' professional development through hands-on training programs, mentorships, and client-facing practice opportunities. Sheri also serves as a co-founder of the Executive Compensation and Securities Subgroup, an internal group that fosters cross-collaboration between intersecting practice groups within the firm.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Speaking Engagements
05.02.24
Recent Developments in Private Company Compensation: SEC Rules You Need to Care About
Speaking Engagements
04.16.24
T+1 and Counting
Articles + Publications
04.09.24
Securities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter — April 2024
Podcasts
03.08.24
Navigating the SEC's Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
03.07.24
Navigating the SEC’s Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions
Hiring to Firing Law Blog
02.20.24
Navigating Employment and Separation Agreements: Lessons From Al Pacino’s Serpico