Colleen Hart is a partner in Proskauer’s Tax Department and a member of its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group.

Colleen advises companies, executives and boards on complex executive compensation matters. She offers a multidisciplinary approach to compensation and benefits issues with a focus on tax planning, securities laws and corporate governance. Matters she handles include the negotiation, structuring and implementation of employment and change-in-control agreements and deferred compensation, equity and incentive compensation plans. She advises on golden parachute and deduction limitation rules, securities reporting, registration and disclosure requirements and California employment laws. In addition, Colleen has extensive experience advising clients on compensation and benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, bankruptcies and finance transactions.

Colleen is held in high esteem in the market, as evidenced by her inclusion in several leading publications such as Chambers USA, Legal 500 and The Best Lawyers in America® guide.

In addition to her Band 1 recognition in Chambers, clients recently interviewed by the publication commented: "Colleen is very responsive and helpful and she offers a great work product." "She is very good, she brings experience of dealing with regulators and she has a solid foundation."

Colleen is a contributing author of The 409A Handbook and lectures frequently on executive compensation matters. As a U.S. Navy veteran, Colleen devotes a substantial amount of time to organizations that provide legal and support services to U.S. veterans.