Executive Compensation and Benefits Continued -- counseling senior executives of both public and privately held companies in connection with the negotiation and implementation of employment, severance and change in control agreements; -- advising clients on international employment issues for example, treatment of employees in international transactions and global equity arrangements; and -- counseling clients on funding issues with respect to defined benefit pension plans and on the provisions of ERISA in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from single employer and multiemployer pension plans. Diverse Clients Our client base includes companies (both public and private), banks and financial institutions, investment managers, management, boards of directors and board committees, and executives across various industries worldwide, giving us a broad perspective of employee benefits and executive compensation matters. We believe that every matter, regardless of size, is important to our clients, and we strive to bring the same practical approach, creativity and commitment to excellence to each matter in which we are engaged. Global Network Our executive compensation and benefits practice regularly assembles teams throughout the U.S. and internationally to provide appropriate subject-matter and geographical coverage for the most complicated employment-related issues. We work closely with nationally recognized Skadden transactional, corporate, tax and litigation practices across the globe to give our clients the benefits of the firm’s collective knowledge and experiences. 2  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates .