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Deb Lifshey

Managing Director
New York

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Expertise

  • Legal
  • Securities Compliance
  • Tax
  • Employment Agreements
  • Negotiating

Education

  • BSILR, Cornell University
  • JD, University of Florida School of Law

Certification

  • Member of New York and Florida Bar

"The most important piece of disclosure in the pay-vs-performance rule may be your narrative."

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Commitment To Clients

I help the firm’s clients approach executive compensation from the legal and technical perspective. As they strive to go beyond a check-the-box exercise and instead develop pay plans that align with their business and leadership strategies, there is still a devil lurking in the details. My Technical Services Team helps clients ensure they are making sound decisions relative to contracts, securities disclosure, taxation, and overall sound corporate governance practices.

Biography

Deborah Lifshey is a managing director in the New York office, where she specializes in advising clients on compensation matters from a legal perspective including securities disclosure, taxation and corporate governance issues, negotiation contracts, and reasonableness opinion letters. She is a graduate of the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University and the University of Florida College of Law, and served as a federal clerk for the Honorable Judge Susan H. Black on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining Pearl Meyer, Ms. Lifshey practiced at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where she specialized in executive compensation, ERISA matters, and corporate transactions, and at Holland and Knight, where she specialized in employment litigation matters.

Ms. Lifshey has authored and/or co-authored the following works: "The New Qualified Plan Minimum Distribution Rules," The New York Law Journal (Winter, 1996); "IRS Changes Rules Through Field Service Advice – This Time on FICA and ESPP," Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits (January/February 2000); Perquisites, Executive Compensation and Benefits Handbook, BNA Publications (2002); Negotiating and Drafting Employment Agreements, Executive Compensation and Benefits Handbook (2004); and Executive Compensation: The Perspective of the Compensation Consultant, Chapter 15 of Corporate Governance: Law and Practice (2005). Ms. Lifshey is a frequent speaker and panelist on disclosure and taxation issues, and is regularly quoted on executive compensation best practices.

Ms. Lifshey is a member of the New York and Florida Bars.

Publications and Presentations

Advisor Blog
Deb Lifshey
February 2022

Kicking the Dust Off of Outstanding Dodd-Frank Compensation Rules

Two languishing executive compensation-related Dodd-Frank Act rules which were never finalized are active again. Here’s what you need to know.

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Client Alert
Deb Lifshey
October 2021

ISS and SEC Fall Roundup

Several behind the scenes policy-making items are evolving and compensation committees should be mindful of them during this fall’s planning.

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Article
Terry Newth
Deb Lifshey
August 2021

Transitioning From Stock Options to RSUs

Fundamental information about tax treatment of restricted stock and RSUs that can help companies add these vehicles to their pay mix in a smart way.

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Webcast
Deb Lifshey
Sharon Podstupka
May 2021

Human Capital Management Disclosure: Lessons Learned and Future Approaches

What are companies saying about their plans for future disclosure and the level of transparency they plan to provide on matters related to their workforce?

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November 2016

ISS Announces Pay-For-Performance Methodology Updates for 2017

Pearl Meyer offers complete information and recommendations on the six new financial metrics ISS plans to use in its pay-for-performance analysis.

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May 2016

Dodd-Frank Section 956 Redux: Incentive Compensation at Financial Institutions Subject to Yet Another Set of Proposed Rules

A new set of proposed rules under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act affects certain banking institutions and replaces an earlier 2011 proposal.

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As We See It
July 2015

Proposed Pay-For-Performance Rules

Why a principles-based approach to pay-for-performance is more effective than a one-size-fits-all rule.

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June 2022

Navigating the Turnover Tsunami: Hiring, Training, and Maintaining Real Estate Professionals in 2022

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