“Benefit from my over 30 years of experience in the field of executive compensation
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Howard L. Clemons
Howard has deep experience with executive compensation matters and the treatment of executives in mergers and acquisitions. Before establishing his current practice, Howard practiced in the executive compensation and employee benefits groups of the international law firms of Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright), Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, and Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pittman LLP. Howard established his current practice at the beginning of 2020, after having been a partner for 28 years at Pillsbury and leading Pillsbury’s Washington, DC/Northern Virginia Executive Compensation & Benefits practice, Howard’s experience includes advising executives, boards of directors and compensation committees on executive compensation matters at companies ranging from start-ups to publicly traded corporations, as well as tax-exempt organizations. During his career Howard has advised on employee and executive matters for hundreds of merger and acquisition transactions.
When he is not busy working, you may find Howard at a swimming pool or out running or cycling and getting ready for his next race event.
Activities & Affiliations
• American Bar Association, Section on Taxation
• D.C. Bar Association, Tax Section
• Maryland State Bar Association
• National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Recognition, Events and Publications
Recognized by Best Lawyers
(published by BL Rankings LLC) in the Employee Benefits law category (2010 – 2024).
Presented “Gimme Back the Money: Clawbacks and Recoupments of Compensation”
Continuing Legal Education presentation hosted by Pillsbury, January 25. 2017 and March 22, 2017
Authored “A New Compliance Landscape: Compliance Clarifications and Planning Opportunities for Governmental and Tax-Exempt Employers Sponsoring Deferred Compensation Arrangements” Pillsbury Client Alert, August 9, 2016
Presented “Executive Compensation and Plan Design Considerations for 2016 Proxy Season”
to the Employee Benefits Committee of the D.C. Bar Section of Taxation, Feb. 18, 2016.
Authored “New Tax Increases Make Deferral of Compensation a (More) Valuable Benefit for Many Employees”
published in Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 2013.
Education
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
LL.M. (in Taxation), 1982
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS SCHOOL OF LAW
JD, 1981
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
BBA, 1978
Bar Admissions
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON, DC
MARYLAND