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+1 713 221 2300Provided by Bracewell LLP
For more than 50 years, our benefits team has advised public and privately held companies on the design and implementation of various employee benefits and compensation programs. We are one of the few firms in the United States with a team comprised of lawyers who devote 100 percent of their time to working on benefits and compensation matters.
We focus on employment transfers, executive retention, severance and hiring, change in control bonus arrangements, equity compensation, golden parachute payments and deferred compensation arrangements. We also work with clients on employee benefit structures with respect to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and financial restructurings, including many transactions involving bankruptcy.
We advise plan administrators and trustees on Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA) fiduciary determinations and duties, potential conflicts of interest and prohibited transactions. We implement and assist in the administration of all qualified plans — such as 401(k) plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), cash balance plans, pension plans and money purchase plans — as well as nonqualified plans, including Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERPs), phantom stock retirement programs and all other forms of deferred compensation retirement plans.
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Bracewell LLP offers robust assistance on employee benefits and executive compensation matters arising at the junction of ERISA, tax, securities and corporate governance law. It also provides advice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters arising within the context of M&A. The team regularly advises clients in the energy and power industries.
Bracewell LLP advised NRG on the compensation and benefits aspects of the sale of 100% of its equity interests in Gregory Power Partners to Cheniere Energy.
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The team demonstrates expert knowledge of 401k law.
The team demonstrates expert knowledge of 401k law.
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Matthew Grunert is regularly called upon to guide clients through compensation and benefits matters arising out of corporate transactions. His clients include companies operating in the energy and technology industries.
Matt is good at taking specialized issues and distilling them for the lay person.