GLOBAL UPDATES -- CATCHING UP AND KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST GLOBAL EQUITY NEWS 

Panelist: 

Barbara Klementz, Partner Global Equity Services Group, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Are you current on all recent tax and legal developments that apply to your global equity plans? Would you like to know what changes to expect during the remainder of 2015?

This presentation will provide you with a summary of the most significant new developments affecting the tax and regulatory compliance for your global equity plans.  We will cover the new Australian tax and securities legislation, the anticipated changes to the French-qualified RSU regime, the potential impact of new data privacy rules in Russia, and many other important issues. Change is inevitable, and 2015 is proving to be no exception.

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Registration: 11:30am - 12:00pm

Presentation: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Meeting Fees:     

Members: Lunch will be sponsored for NASPP members by Baker & McKenzie LLP.

Non-Members: Meeting fee is $25.  Payments can be made via PayPal under account seattle@naspp.com. We can accept checks at the meeting made payable to the “Seattle Chapter of NASPP.”

***Thank you to our generous sponsor - Baker & McKenzie LLP!***

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CEP Credits:

Certified Equity Professionals (CEPs) may earn a 1.25 hour credit toward continuing education (CE) by attending this meeting.  For more information about the CEP continuing education requirements, please refer to the CEP website.

Biography:

Barbara Klementz, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Barbara Klementz is a partner in the Global Equity Services Group in Baker & McKenzie’s San Francisco office, where she is co-chair of the San Francisco/Palo Alto Compensation and Employment Law Practice Group. She has practiced in the area of global equity and executive compensation for more than fourteen years and serves as a member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, the Global Equity Organization and the San Francisco Bar Association. Ms. Klementz has authored several articles on global equity issues for the BNA Executive Compensation Journal, Journal of Corporate Taxation and San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, among others. She is also a frequent speaker on a variety of global equity topics. Ms. Klementz is admitted to private practice in California and Dusseldorf, Germany.

 Ms. Klementz focuses her practice on global equity compensation programs, employee benefits and executive compensation. She regularly advises multinational companies on implementing their equity compensation programs worldwide — particularly as it relates to tax and securities law matters and exchange control regulations. Ms. Klementz also frequently advises on the treatment of such programs in corporate spin-offs and other corporate transactions, as well as on the tax treatment of cross-border employees.