Angélique Poret-Kahn
Biography
Angélique Poret-Kahn is a senior associate in the Firm's North America Employment and Compensation practice and is based in the Chicago office. She advises multinational companies in the design and implementation of their international equity compensation plans, including dealing with issues such as tax obligations, regulatory compliance, data privacy, cross-border and mobile employee implications, and labor law compliance.
From 2008 to 2019, Angélique was a member of the Banking, Finance & Major Projects Practice Group and advised US- and European-based issuers, private equity firms, hedge funds, broker-dealers and asset managers on purchases and sales of securities, regulatory issues and disclosure obligations under the various EU Directives and Regulations. She also advised foreign and US banks and investment advisers on product offerings and equity investments in the US, and assisted major banks acting as global custodians in implementing and developing regulatory compliance programs.
Angélique has been recognized by Legal 500 USA as being “active across employee reward grants and stock option grants for international employees.”
Practice Focus
Angélique advises on and implements multinational companies' equity plans worldwide. To assist clients in designing and implementing their global equity compensation plans for their employees, consultants, and directors, Angélique provides advice on securities law and exchange control requirements, labor and employment issues, data privacy implications and tax considerations. Angélique also advises these companies on ongoing tax and regulatory compliance of their equity plans or on the regulatory and tax impact of corporate transactions on outstanding equity awards.
Over the years, Angélique has advised a large number of North American issuers listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq on offerings of equity compensation plans to their European employees under the EU Prospectus Directive/Regulation.
Representative Legal Matters
Global Equity Services
- Advised numerous US and non-US public and private companies on their annual equity awards, including analyzing tax and regulatory requirements for such awards, preparation of grant documents and employee communications, and completion of tax and regulatory filings around the world.
- Advised various large US public companies on worldwide tax and regulatory implications for equity programs in significant corporate transactions, including assistance with regulatory filings and tax rulings with applicable non-US authorities.
- Advised multinational enterprise information technology company on global equity compensation and employment issues associated with the company’s USD 14 billion acquisition of a global networking technology enterprise across 58 countries.
- Assisted global financial institution with establishing automated procedures and templates for offer letters and employment agreements for newly-hired executives in over 40 countries.
- Advised global science and technology company on the global compensation aspects of the company’s separation and spin-off of its environmental and applied solutions business into an independent publicly traded corporation across 40 countries.
Banking & Finance
- Advised one of the largest mutual fund companies on a number of international regulatory projects, including a survey of cross-border financial services regulations in connection with the offering of its products and services in 75 jurisdictions and its securities lending activities and share ownership reporting requirements with respect to the securities of issuers in nearly 30 jurisdictions.
- Advised a global research-based biopharmaceutical company on its listing on Euronext Paris in connection with its spin-off from a leading global health care company.
- Advised an Indian information technology multinational on the simultaneous listing of its ADRs on Euronext Paris and Euronext London.
- Advised one of the top 10 US pharmaceutical companies on the transfer of its EU listing from the London Stock Exchange to Euronext Paris.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Global Equity Organization - Member
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals - Member
Admissions
- New York~United States (2012)
- Paris~France (2008)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (2007)
- University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) (2004)
- University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) (2003)
- University of Louvain (2003)
- University of Brussels School of Law (2002)
Languages
- English
- French
Previous Offices
- London
- New York