Lucy Frey

Partner Executive Compensation

New York +1 212 446 5911

Lucy Frey

Overview

Lucy Frey is an executive compensation partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She leads Knowledge Management and attorney engagement for the Executive Compensation, Employment and Benefits practice, with broad responsibility for know-how, mentoring, training, substantive client outreach and innovation. Lucy’s practice focuses on executive compensation matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions and public offerings. Lucy also advises clients on a wide range of compensation and associated tax, securities and corporate governance matters, including the design, disclosure and implementation of equity and cash incentive programs, employment, consulting and severance arrangements, change in control plans and retention programs.

Bristol-Myers Squibb in its $90 billion acquisition of Celgene

Stone Point Capital on its $6 Billion acquisition of CoreLogic

Funds advised by BC Partners on the recapitalization of GardaWorld for C$5.2 Billion

Bain Capital Private Equity in its $2 billion majority investment in Rocket Software

SESAC owner Blackstone in its $385 million acquisition of eOne Music from Hasbro

Integral Ad Science on its initial public offering and its subsequent $220 million acquisition of Publica

JPMorgan Funds Limited and JPMorgan Investment Management - Infrastructure Investment Group in the acquisition of Contanda, a provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services

Legal InternNew York Police Department, Property Seizure Unit

Legal InternOffice of the New York State Attorney General, Brooklyn Regional Office

Legal InternLegal Services N.Y.C., Foreclosure Prevention Unit

Judicial InternHonorable Daniel TurbowKings County Family Court

Ernst & Young, New York, New York

  • Talent & Reward

  • Global Equity Services

  • International Tax Services

Lucy maintains an active pro bono practice, including participating in the New York State Access to Justice Family Court volunteer attorney program, researching police raid best practices for Strategies for Youth and researching laws regulating abortion care for the Brigid Alliance.

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Recognition

ABA Writing Competition Winner, 2012

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2014New York

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawJ.D.2013

    Monrad Paulsen Scholar

    Notes Editor, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

  • Mercy CollegeCertificate in Paralegal Studies2008
  • University of MarylandB.A., English2007