Longnecker & Associates is an executive compensation consulting firm based out of Houston, Texas. L&A is a core management team of dedicated professionals that has spent the past two decades working on a variety of corporate governance, board of director compensation and executive compensation solutions. L&A's personal experience with public, private, and not-for-profit companies provides their consultants with the unique capability to counsel clients with expert knowledge. Additionally, Longnecker & Associates consultants have the ability to draw upon a wide range of experiences ranging from high-growth, bankruptcy, shareholder and employee litigation, IRS audits, spin-offs, mergers, and acquisitions. The firm's thought leadership on corporate governance and compensation issues is well known. Frequently, national television, newspapers and magazines, including MSNBC, Business Week and The Wall Street Journal, call upon L&A's consultants for their expert commentary on issues that effect the executive compensation field. Many of L&A's expert consultants have been featured speakers for conferences and meetings sponsored by WorldatWork, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, the Society of Human Resource Management and the American Management Association.