Client Alerts

Stock Option Grant Practices Under Scrutiny: The SEC Weighs In

September 28, 2006

Elizabeth A. Brower, J. Mark Poerio and Michael L. Zuppone

The processes by which companies grant stock options have generated a surprising string of front-page scandals over the past several months. Over 100 companies have become the
object of publicly-announced investigations, two of which have resulted in criminal charges.