Bindu Culas

Bindu Culas has over 20 years of experience advising clients on the US and international legal, tax and regulatory aspects of designing and structuring equity incentive programs, employment agreements, and severance and change-of control plans. Bindu has worked with both domestic and foreign publicly traded and privately held companies as well as pre-IPO companies.

Before joining FW Cook, Bindu was a partner and the Head of Executive Compensation at Linklaters LLP, an international law firm. Prior to that she was an attorney in the corporate and executive compensation departments at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

Bindu writes and speaks frequently at regional and national ABA, NASPP and PLI events.

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

October 3, 2022
New Director Program
Executive Compensation Primer

November 30, 2021
Practising Law Institute (PLI) Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance
Compensation Committees: Successfully Adapting to Change

October 21, 2021
New Director Program
Change-of-Control, Spin-off and IPO Transactions: Strategic and Tactical Compensation Issues

October 15, 2021
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Hot Issues in Executive Compensation 2021

Publications

September 24, 2025
ISS Announces Results of 2025 Global Benchmark Policy Survey
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July 2, 2025
Texas Enacts New Law Regulating Proxy Advisory Firms Advising Shareholders of Texas Companies
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January 23, 2025
IRS Proposed Regulations Under Section 162(m) Are Generally Unsurprising With One Glaring Exception
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August 22, 2024
Court Strikes Down Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Noncompete Rule
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August 12, 2024
The New FTC Noncompete Rule and Future Equity Awards to Senior Executives—Will These Awards Be Grandfathered?
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