Caution: Uneven Road Ahead! Investigating C-Suite Executives

Learn more about the problems that can arise during C-suite investigations of executives. Routine and typical questions, such as who is the client, who has a need to know, how to protect privilege, and how best to close the investigation, can quickly present atypical problems in this complicated space. If termination is a possibility, and the executive is covered by an employment agreement, reviewing the  “for cause”  termination provisions of the executive’s agreement or terms of employment may be in order.

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• Use Market Standards, our searchable database of publicly filed employment agreements that enables users to search, compare, and analyze employment agreements using approximately 75 detailed deal points to filter search results. Review “for cause” termination provisions in these recently filed employment agreements identified using Market Standards—Employment:
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  • Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., CFO (March 7, 2023)
  • Ceridian HCM Inc., President (February 28, 2023)
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  • Centene Corporation, President (February 20, 2023)
  • J & J Snack Foods Corp., Pres. And CEO (February 14, 2023)
  • Savara Inc., COO (February 13, 2023)
  • Rigetti Holdings, Inc., CFO (February 9, 2023)
  • The GEO Group, Inc., COO, SVP (February 9, 2023)

Click here to access employment agreements on Market Standards 

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