Erik B. Lundgren, Partner Erik Lundgren is a partner in Winston & Strawn’s Chicago office concentrating his practice in employee benefits and executive compensation matters. Mr. Lundgren has particular experience representing public company clients in connection with all aspects of executive and director compensation. Representative clients range from smaller reporting companies to Fortune 500 companies and span a wide variety of industries. Mr. Lundgren has extensive experience advising clients in the securities law and corporate governance aspects of executive compensation, including public disclosure and proxy statement requirements, equity and incentive compensation issues, Section 16 issues, stock exchange requirements, and ISS and other proxy advisor policies. Mr. Lundgren has also represented issuers and underwriters in connection with several initial public offerings (IPOs). Education: Mr. Lundgren received a B.A. in German and Sociology from the University of Missouri – Columbia, where he was also an Evans Scholar, in 1992 and a J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in December 1997. Speeches and Publications: Mr. Lundgren is a frequent speaker on executive compensation, securities law and corporate governance topics. Speaking engagements and publications include: "Executive Compensation & Governance: Gearing up for the 2012 Proxy Season" hosted by FPL Advisory Group on January 18, 2012; “An Early Peek at the 2012 Proxies,” W&S eLunch, January 26, 2012; “Shareholder Engagement Strategies for the 2012 Proxy Season,” W&S eLunch, October 19, 2011; “Preparing for the 2012 Proxy Season: Governance and Executive Compensation Strategies,” W&S eLunch, September 8, 2011; "2011 Proxy Season Recap – Lessons Learned and Forecast for 2012,” W&S eLunch, June 16, 2011; “Executive Compensation and Dodd-Frank: It Pays to Prepare Now,” W&S eLunch, September 23, 2010; “Risk Assessment and Management of Executive Compensation,” W&S eLunch, November 17, 2009. West LegalWorks Teleconference on “The Realities of Executive Compensation” on April 23, 2009; “Incentive Pay and Business Risk,” a Winston & Strawn and Towers Perrin Breakfast Briefing, November 3, 2009; “Avoiding Traps (and Liability) in the SEC’s New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules,” PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, January 2007; Co-presenter on various executive compensation topics at several of the annual Winston & Strawn Employment Law Seminars; and “Complying With the New SEC Executive Compensation Rules,” CCH Pension Plan Guide, Benefits Practice Portfolio, November 2006 (co-author). Mr. Lundgren is also an occasional lecturer on executive compensation topics at the Northwestern University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Legal Services: -Employee Retirement and Pension Plans -Executive Compensation -Health and Welfare Benefits Related Industries: -Financial Services and Banking -Manufacturing -Technology Law School: University of Iowa JD, 1997
Admissions: Illinois Languages Spoken: German
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Past Events
March 13, 2013 eLunch Executive Compensation Litigation: New Risks and Latest Strategies
November 15, 2012 eLunch Year–End Action Items for Benefits and Compensation
June 21, 2012 eLunch Clawbacks and Litigation Over Executive Compensation: Strategies to Reduce Your Risk
January 26, 2012 eLunch An Early Peek at the 2012 Proxies
October 19, 2011 eLunch Shareholder Engagement Strategies for the 2012 Proxy Season
September 8, 2011 eLunch Preparing for the 2012 Proxy Season: Governance and Executive Compensation Strategies
June 16, 2011 eLunch Winston Hosts an eLunch on 2011 Proxy Season Recap – Lessons Learned and Forecast for 2012
October 27, 2010 Seminar Winston Presents 2010 Employment Law Seminar in Chicago
September 20-23, 2010 Speaking Engagement Winston EBEC Partner Melbinger Speaks at NASPP Annual Conference
September 23, 2010 eLunch Executive Compensation and Dodd-Frank: It Pays to Prepare Now
November 17, 2009 eLunch Winston Hosts eLunch Briefing on Risk Assessment and Management of Executive Compensation
November 3, 2009 Seminar Winston and Towers Perrin Present Incentive Pay and Business Risk Breakfast Briefing in Chicago
April 23, 2009 Speaking Engagement Winston Attorneys Participate on West LegalWorks Teleconference on the Realities of Executive Compensation
January 18-19, 2007 Speaking Engagement Executive Compensation Attorneys Speak at PwC General Counsel Forum
October 5, 2006 Seminar Winston Presents Employment Law 2006 Seminar in Chicago
