Andrea K. Wahlquist
Education
- Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D. 1995
- University of Virginia, B.A. 1992
Clerkships
Honorable Stephen J. Swift United States Tax Court, 1995 – 1997
Andrea K. Wahlquist
Andrea K. Wahlquist is a partner in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice, specializing in executive compensation and benefits matters, with an emphasis in representing target companies in strategic mergers and a background in representing some of the largest private equity sponsors in the acquisition, management and disposition of their portfolio companies.
Ms. Wahlquist regularly counsels private and public companies on the design, implementation and treatment of employee compensation and benefit programs — and routinely negotiates executive employment and separation arrangements — both in connection with corporate transactions and in the ordinary course of ongoing company representations. Ms. Wahlquist also has extensive experience with a broad range of executive compensation-related and benefits issues that arise in IPOs, spin-offs and in bankruptcy/restructuring transactions.
Ms. Wahlquist is included in The Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits Law, and is recognized as a leading lawyer in both The Legal 500 and Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Ms. Wahlquist has spoken as a panelist at a variety of industry conferences addressing executive compensation and governance issues.
Ms. Wahlquist served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen J. Swift of the United States Tax Court, before beginning her practice as an executive compensation and employee benefits attorney in New York City.
Ms. Wahlquist is a member of the American Bar Association and its Joint Committee on Employee Benefits. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Washington & Lee University and of The Children’s Aid Society in New York City.
Select Publications
- The New SEC Regulation S-K Rules: Practical Advice for Companies,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, October 14, 2020.
- Reopening to a New Normal: Considerations for Boards,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, May 19, 2020.
- Compensation Committee Guide - 2020,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, March 19, 2020.
- Private Equity - Year in Review and 2020 Outlook,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, February 8, 2020.
- Compensation Season 2020,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 23, 2020.
- REIT M&A in 2020,
January 6, 2020.
- ISS and Glass Lewis Announce Final 2020 Voting Policies,,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, November 15, 2019.
- Cross Border M&A - 2019 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 30, 2019.
- REIT M&A in a Complex Market,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, June 23, 2018.
- ISS Announces Final 2018 Voting Policies,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, November 19, 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 Releases Proposed Rules on Dodd-Frank Pay vs. Performance Disclosure Rule,
in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, May 4, 2015.
- Proxy Advisory Firms Update Proxy Voting Guidelines,
in Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter, Volume 53 Number 4, December 2014.