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Scott D. Thompson

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Thompson Scott
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sdthompson@Venable.com
San Francisco, CA
T +1 415.653.3745 F +1 415.653.3755

Scott Thompson focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation. Scott works with private equity funds, and private and public corporations to design and draft equity-based and other incentive compensation arrangements. He has significant experience in designing stock option plans, employee stock purchase plans, deferred compensation plans, and various other types of incentive compensation plans and arrangements. He also advises on the tax, securities, and corporate law issues arising from the establishment and administration of such plans.

Scott represents clients on benefits issues resulting from corporate mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, initial public offerings, and other corporate transactions. He regularly represents employers and executives in negotiating executive employment agreements. His practice touches all matters related to the design, implementation, and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and defined benefit plans), non-qualified deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare programs.

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Thought Leadership

March 31, 2020

Employee Benefits in the Time of Coronavirus: The CARES Act
Employee Benefits in the Time of Coronavirus: The CARES Act

January 06, 2020

The New SECURE Act Will Change Retirement – Here's What You Need to Know
The New SECURE Act Will Change Retirement – Here's What You Need to Know

January 3, 2018

Employee Benefit and Compensation-Related Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Employee Benefit and Compensation-Related Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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Recent News

October 18, 2019

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May 03, 2019

Venable Represents Picturestart in Multi-Million Dollar Launch
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April 01, 2019

Venable Elects 19 Attorneys to Firm Partnership
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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. University of Michigan Law School 2001
  • B.A. Middlebury College 1995

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • New York