Kate Napalkova

Kate Napalkova is a partner in the Tax Department and a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group.

Kate advises public and private companies, private investment funds, executives and boards on a broad range of compensation and employee benefits matters. Kate’s practice includes the compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, spin-offs, initial public offerings, financings and other corporate transactions. Kate’s practice further focuses on advising clients across various industries on the negotiation, structuring and implementation of benefits and compensation plans and executive compensation arrangements; golden parachutes; securities reporting, registration and disclosure compliance; and corporate governance matters.

While in law school, Kate served as the editor-in-chief of the Fordham International Law Journal.

Kate is fluent in Russian.

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COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation – Amending Performance Goals under Equity and Other Incentive Awards

We continue our blog series on COVID-19 implications on executive compensation matters with a post that addresses considerations relating to amending performance goals under equity and other incentive awards. Setting meaningful and effective performance goals often requires significant focus and analysis by compensation committees with the assistance of their advisors and management. In light of … Continue Reading

The CARES Act and Compensation – What Employers Need to Know

By Andrea Rattner, Colleen Hart, Joshua Miller, Katrine Magas, Kate Napalkova and Seth Safra on April 2, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, In the news

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) (H.R. 748). In this blog post we (1) lay out an initial action plan for employers considering obtaining relief under the CARES Act, (2) summarize the compensation-related provisions of the CARES Act, and (3) identify … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation – Salary/Wage Reductions

By Andrea Rattner, Colleen Hart, Joshua Miller, Katrine Magas, Kate Napalkova and Seth Safra on March 27, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, In the news, SEC

We continue our blog series on COVID-19 implications on executive compensation matters with a post that addresses salary or wage reductions on a company-wide or targeted basis. Companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the concomitant widespread shelter in place orders, may be considering pay cuts for some or all of their workforce, either in … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Impact on Executive Compensation (Leave of Absence)

By Andrea Rattner, Colleen Hart, Katrine Magas and Kate Napalkova on March 24, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, In the news, Performance-Based Compensation

COVID-19 has had significant impacts on all aspects of business. While employers are assessing how to handle immediate employee needs related to sick leave, family leave and benefits claims, employers should also consider the impact that changes in their workforce or economic conditions will have on their compensation plans and programs. This blog post addresses … Continue Reading

IRS Releases Preliminary Guidance on Certain Aspects of the Amended Section 162(m) Provisions

By Ali Fawaz, Colleen Hart, Katrine Magas, Kate Napalkova and Michael Sirkin on August 29, 2018 Posted in Section 162(m), Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Internal Revenue Service has published Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”), which provides long awaited, but limited guidance on the recent amendments to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”). Specifically, the Notice provides guidance regarding the identification of a “covered employee” and … Continue Reading

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