Paul Hastings Bolsters M&A Platform with Addition of Premier Executive Compensation Partner in New York

Further enhancing its Chambers-ranked global Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA practice and broader public company M&A and corporate platform, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that premier executive compensation and benefits lawyer Sasha Belinkie has joined as a partner in New York.Arriving from White & Case, Belinkie focuses on the executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions and cross-border capital markets and restructuring transactions. She also advises on standalone executive compensation and governance matters. Belinkie spent the majority of her career at Wachtell prior to White & Case.Belinkie regularly handles executive compensation and benefits issues arising in public company mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on representing target companies in strategic mergers and advising public and private buyers in the acquisition, management and disposition of corporate assets. Often sitting at the intersection of corporate strategy, governance and human capital, Belinkie works closely with boards and senior management to navigate some of the most sensitive and consequential issues around workplace talent, from structuring employment contracts and incentive packages to handling complex personal tax considerations when companies change hands. Additionally, she counsels companies on internal governance matters, securities laws and compensation disclosure, and she assists executives on all aspects of employment matters — from stock options and other equity awards to long-term retention and severance agreements.Belinkie’s experience includes significant work for Ionic Digital, Inc., Masimo Corporation, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Inc. and USA Rare Earth, Inc. Representative matters include advising Masimo Corporation on its $9.9 billion acquisition by Danaher Corporation; advising Sun Pharmaceuticals on its agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Organon & Co. for an enterprise value of $11.75 billion; advising Fertitta Entertainment on its agreement to acquire Caesars Entertainment for approximately $17.6 billion; and Square, Inc. in its $29 billion acquisition of Afterpay Limited.“I’m thrilled to be joining Paul Hastings’ elite compensation, benefits and ERISA team,” said Belinkie. “The firm’s global platform, innovative and collaborative approach, and top-tier M&A and corporate transactional practices present an incredible opportunity to apply my talent, industry experience and knowledge to serve clients on their most complex and consequential matters. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues in delivering best-in-class compensation and governance counsel.”Belinkie has served as the co-chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Executive Compensation and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation since 2020. In 2022, she was recipient of the “On the Rise — Top 40 Young Lawyers Award” given by the American Bar Association.Paul Hastings’ Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits and ERISA lawyers are consistently recognized as leaders in this ever-evolving and highly technical area of regulatory practice. They play a critical role in clients’ most complex and high-profile transactions and are an integral part of the firm’s corporate practices, routinely advising on matters centered around private equity, M&A, restructuring, tax, capital markets, investment funds and corporate governance.About Paul HastingsWith widely recognized elite teams across 17 core practices, Paul Hastings is a premier law firm with a culture of excellence focused on providing intellectual capital and superior execution globally to the world’s leading investment banks, asset managers and corporations. For more information, visit Professionals: Sasha Belinkie