About

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Employee benefits & executive compensation packages are essential in attracting and maintaining talent for any company. Baker Botts’ proven experience enables our lawyers to assist clients with all legal and operational aspects of their executive compensation and employee benefit plan arrangements. Our advocacy efforts and leadership roles in various benefits-related organizations and experience with regulators allow us to give timely advice based on “real world” current issues and developments.


Clients of our Employee Benefits practice cover the entire business spectrum, and range from small, privately held entities offering a limited number of benefit programs to large publicly-traded, multi-national employers who offer employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements. Our lawyers recognize and adapt to the variety of client needs based on the particular circumstances and types of benefit programs. Our Executive Compensation practice has broad experience with corporate transactions and related executive compensation and employee benefit issues. 


We have broad experience in the fiduciary aspects of maintaining employee benefit plans. We represent employers and other fiduciaries in benefits claims litigation, benefit entitlement claims, fiduciary breach allegations, and defending employers and plans in disputes over entitlement to plan assets.


To learn more about our practice, please visit: www.bakerbotts.com/services/practice-areas/tax/employee-benefits


Chambers Review

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - USA - Nationwide
5
Band 5
What the team is known for

Baker Botts L.L.P. has a broad practice with notable strength advising clients on the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of M&A transactions. The team also counsels clients on ERISA matters. It is particularly well regarded for advising large corporations in the energy industry.

Notable practitioners

Houston-based Gail Stewart is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker Botts advised Atlanta Braves Holdings on equity and executive compensation matters.

Strengths

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Members

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David Schiller

Gabriela Alvarez

Jason Loden

Katie Birnhak

Robin Melman

Robin Melman

Head of Department

Stephen Marcus

Stephen Marcus

Head of Department