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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee's nationally recognized Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group advises and represents publicly and privately held corporations, nonprofits, banks and trust departments, and government entities in all phases of designing and administering employee benefit and retirement programs.

In addition to extensive experience with tax-qualified retirement and employee health and welfare benefit plans, the group also has a significant focus on the design and implementation of sophisticated executive compensation programs, ESOPs, merger and acquisition matters, and ERISA litigation.

Representative experience includes (but is not limited to):

Executive Compensation

  • ​Employment and consulting contracts
  • Incentive compensation/bonus plans
  • Deferred compensation and stock appreciation rights

Qualified Retirement Plans

  • ​Pension, profit sharing, stock bonus plans and 403(b) plans
  • Cross tested plans
  • Cash balance plans

Welfare Benefits

  • ​Flexible benefit plans
  • PPOs, medical and similar plans
  • Self-insured arrangements

Regulatory Compliance

  • ​Regulatory interpretation
  • Fiduciary compliance
  • Reporting and disclosure

Acquisition and Divesture

  • ​Transaction structuring
  • Compliance and liability analysis
  • Multi-employer plans

ESOPs

  • Alternative equity transfer techniques
  • Analysis of stock redemption issues
  • Assistance in obtaining appraisals and financing

ERISA Litigation

  • ​​Disputed benefit claims
  • Breach of fiduciary duty claims
  • Discrimination claims under ERISA Section 510

Chambers Review

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Ohio

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is a respected group that works with a range of clients, including nonprofit organizations, public entities and private corporations. Noted capabilities in ESOPs, ERISA litigation and M&A-related issues. Well equipped to advise clients on compliance with fiduciary rules and other regulations.

Work Highlights

Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP advised MetroHealth System on an internal review of employment and deferred compensation agreements.

Strengths

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"The Calfee team has a high level of expertise which allows them to readily address issues and provide valuable input to us."

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation respondent
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"The team has deep knowledge, experience and subject matter expertise. The level of service they provide is outstanding."

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"They offer a very holistic and thorough approach to complex matters."

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Notable Practitioners

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Robert Miller
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Robert Miller
Head of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
2
Band 2
Robert Miller advises clients on all aspects of employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements. His client roster includes both privately held and publicly traded companies.
"Bob has an amazing wealth of knowledge, having come across everything. He is always prepared to provide in-depth and comprehensive legal advice."
"He is an integral partner to our business who is very well versed in our plans."
"He is very knowledgeable and helpful, providing very good counsel to us and helping us work through challenging matters."
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Steven Day
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Steven Day
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Band 2
Steven Day's work encompasses a range of areas, including fiduciary and compliance concerns and benefits implications of M&A.
"He is a strong partner in non-qualified plans as well as transactional matters."
"He is a great resource for us!"
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Robert Miller
Head of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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Steven Day
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Steven Day
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Members

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Albert Lucas

Christopher Williams

Claudia Brobst

David Bules

Jason Rothman

John Mongelluzzo

Matthew Chiricosta

Nicolette Cregan

Patrick Hayes

Robert Miller

Robert Miller

Head of Department

Sheila Ninneman

Clients

Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Align Capital Partners

American Consolidated Industries

Americhem, Inc.

Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.

CapitalWorks, LLC

Chart Industries, Inc.

Clark-Reliance Corp.

Clearstead Advisors LLC

Covia Holdings Corporation

Ferro Corporation

Hickok Incorporated

Hyland Software, Inc.

Medical Mutual of Ohio

Nestle USA, Inc.

RPM International Inc.

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

The J. M. Smucker Company

Industries

Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Aviation

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

Education

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)

Energy and Utilities

Entertainment, Media and the Arts

Entrepreneurs and Emerging Companies

Food and Beverage

Government

Health Care

Manufacturing and Industrial

Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Nonprofit Organizations

Partnerships, LLCs and Joint Ventures

Private and Family-Owned Businesses

Public Companies

Retail and Consumer Products

Software and Information Technology