Erica F. Schohn is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Ms. Schohn’s practice focuses on compensation and benefits arrangements in U.S. and cross-border corporate transactions (including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, bankruptcy reorganizations and carve-out transactions), the negotiation of executive employment and severance arrangements, and the drafting and implementation of equity and other compensation programs. Ms. Schohn frequently advises clients on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules governing executive compensation disclosure and corporate governance matters relating to compensation practices. As part of this practice, Ms. Schohn is a member of panels and committees comprised of leading government and private- and public company governance professionals, and she speaks regularly with representatives from the SEC, stock exchanges, institutional investor groups and proxy advisory firms on the latest issues in corporate governance. Ms. Schohn also regularly advises clients regarding tax planning with respect to compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the tax rules relating to deferred compensation, the excise tax on excess parachute payments and limits on the deductibility of executive compensation. Her experience includes representing companies, private equity funds and individuals in, among others, the pharmaceutical, medical supply, financial, energy, entertainment and travel industries. Ms. Schohn speaks at seminars on issues relating to cross-border employee matters, data privacy, executive compensation, tax planning, and corporate governance. Ms. Schohn also has repeatedly been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, was named as a Benefits MVP in 2020 and a Rising Star in 2018 by Law360, and has been named to The Legal 500 U.S. Additionally, in 2020 she was named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide. She also is a member of the Skadden team that was named a Law360 Benefits Group of the Year for 2020 and 2019. Ms. Schohn also was named as a 2017 BTI Client Service All-Star for providing outstanding client service. Ms. Schohn is the founder of Connections, a group of employment and benefits lawyers from more than 30 countries on six continents who meet regularly to educate each other on global employment issues and speak at seminars on changes in laws relevant to multinational companies.
