Our attorneys are experienced in the traditional and emerging areas of employee benefits law. We assist clients with pension, profit sharing, 401(k), money purchase pension, severance and medical plans, as well as welfare, executive and stock compensation, and fringe benefits issues. To best meet clients' needs, our Employee Benefits attorneys work closely with those in the firm's Corporate Finance, Employment, and Taxation and Estates practice groups.

Our services include:

General

• Benefit plan design and administration
• Benefit plan management in corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• Common trusts and collective investments
• Employee communications
• Executive compensation planning
• Fiduciary counseling
• Individual tax planning
• IRAs, SEPs and Keoghs
• DOL, SEC, PBGC and plan participants reporting and disclosure
• IRS and DOL audits and appeals
• IRS qualification application preparation
• Litigation, including participant claims, fiduciary suits and QDRO procedures
• Multi-employer plans
• Plan mergers, spin-offs and transfers
• Plan terminations
• SEC matters

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements

• Deferred compensation contracts
• Executive compensation agreements and incentive plans
• Excess benefit and other retirement plans
• Rabbi and secular trusts
• Salary and benefit continuation plans
• Section 457 plans for tax-exempt organizations and governmental units
• Stock option, appreciation rights and restricted stock plans

Welfare Benefit Programs

• Cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts
• COBRA continuation coverage
• Dependent care, education and group legal plans
• Disability benefits
• Insured and uninsured medical benefit programs
• Life insurance and other death benefit programs

For more information about our Employee Benefits practice, please contact: Margaret Hunter, Leader 313-568-6788