Alessandra Murata

About Alessandra Murata

As a partner in Cooley\'s Compensation and Benefits Practice, I regularly advise public and private companies within the technology, life sciences and private equity sectors. I counsel organizations and management on executive compensation and benefits issues arising through mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, IPOs, direct listings, venture capital and leveraged buyout transactions and other transformative corporate events. I also counsel public and private companies on the adoption, revision and negotiation of executive employment and severance arrangements. Additionally, I work with a diverse range of clients on structuring and implementing equity compensation arrangements for corporations and partnerships, compliance with tax rules relating to deferred compensation, tax planning with respect to the excise tax on excess parachute payments, limits on the deductibility of executive compensation and SEC rules governing executive compensation disclosure and reporting. I am also the author of the partnerships chapter in the Section 409A Treatise.

Experience

1. Partner, Compensation & Benefits

   Cooley LLP

   Sep 2019 — Present · Palo Alto, US

Education

• University of Michigan Law School

  JD

  1996 — 1999

• Cornell University

  BS, Hotel Administration

  1992 — 1996

• New York University School of Law

  LL M, Tax

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Equities
• Corporate Law
• Ipo
• Executive Compensation Planning
• Employment Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax
• Employee Benefits
• Private Equity
• Legal Research
• Compensation & Benefits
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Restructuring
• Corporate Governance
• Litigation
• Employee Benefits Design
• Executive Pay