ABOUT
John Cannon is a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s Compensation, Governance and ERISA Group and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance Advisory Group. In his practice, he focuses on all aspects of compensation and benefits, including corporate, securities, bankruptcy, employment and tax laws and ERISA. He has extensive experience in executive compensation and corporate governance matters, Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley, and the employee issues implicated in the mergers and acquisitions context. He also has experience in advising startup companies in the biotechnology sector regarding corporate and compensation matters.