Adam J. Shapiro

Education
- Cornell University, B.A. 1993
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1996, (Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review)
Clerkships
Honorable John C. Lifland, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996 – 1997
Adam J. Shapiro
Adam J. Shapiro is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters and executive employment arrangements.
Mr. Shapiro received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1993 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1996, where he was an articles editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable John C. Lifland of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey from 1996 to 1997.
Select Publications
- Compensation Season 2023,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 20, 2023.
- Compensation Season 2022,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 9, 2022 and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, January 11, 2022.
- Compensation Season 2021,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 14, 2021.
- DOL Proposes Rules Clarifying When ERISA Fiduciaries Need to Vote Proxies,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, September 9, 2020.
- Executive Compensation Considerations - Looking Ahead and Staying Nimble,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, August 25, 2020.
- Executive Compensation Considerations in PIPE Transactions,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, April 30, 2020.
- Compensation Committee Guide - 2020,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 19, 2020.
- Compensation Season 2020,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 23, 2020.
- Compensation Committee Guide - 2019,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, April 26, 2019.
- Compensation Season 2019,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 11, 2019.
- Compensation Season 2018,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 9, 2018.
- Compensation Season 2017,
in Harvard Law School’s Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 7, 2017.
- ISS Publishes Updated FAQs Regarding 2016 U.S. Compensation Policies,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter, Volume 55 Number 6, February 2016.
- SEC Proposes Compensation Clawback Rules,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, July 8, 2015.
- Proxy Advisory Firms Update Proxy Voting Guidelines,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter, Volume 53 Number 4, December 2014.