"Understanding Executive Employment Agreements," Davis Wright Tremaine CLE, Seattle

Before you recycle that form, spend an hour enhancing your understanding of some of the employment and employee benefit laws and issues impacting the drafting and negotiation of executive employment agreements. A multi-disciplinary approach to executive agreements can really add value, and may prevent (or minimize) issues later:

This CLE highlighted:

• Drafting tips for preserving employer flexibility
• Traps to avoid when drafting and negotiating common provisions
• Executive benefits and perks—tips & traps
• Section 409A compliance issues related to bonuses, deferred compensation and severance
• Customizing key terms to enhance enforceability of restrictive covenants