Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

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For more information about Cleary Gottlieb's Executive Compensation and ERISA practice, please visit https://www.clearygottlieb.com/practice-landing/executive-compensation-and-erisa

Chambers Review

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP boasts a widely celebrated employee benefits and executive compensation group that assists private and public companies in connection with executive compensation and benefits, including in relation to high-value M&A. The group advises private equity firms and financial institutions with ERISA issues as well as providing ERISA litigation counsel for retirement plans. Clients also benefit from its offices in various key locations worldwide.

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Work Highlights

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP represented Ecolab in the USD950 million sale of its surgical solutions business to Medline.

Strengths

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The team is extremely familiar executive compensation issues and is very knowledgeable about the market. They are also extremely efficient and great communicators who are always available to clients.

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation respondent
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The team knows what is happening in the market and pulls upon that knowledge to help us navigate matters with creative solutions.

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation respondent
USA

The team is extremely familiar executive compensation issues and is very knowledgeable about the market. They are also extremely efficient and great communicators who are always available to clients.

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation respondent
USA

The team knows what is happening in the market and pulls upon that knowledge to help us navigate matters with creative solutions.

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Michael J Albano

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Michael Albano maintains a respected practice which includes guiding clients through the benefits and compensation aspects of large corporate transactions.

Michael is highly commercial and able to provide advice on complicated issues tailored to the specific needs of the business.

Michael is the best executive compensation and benefits lawyer around. He is responsive, gives great advice and knows the market.

Michael Albano is far and away the best executive compensation attorney I have ever worked with. He is incredibly intelligent, knowledgeable and commercially-oriented.

Michael is incredibly responsive and is a subject matter expert; he always delivers.

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Alan Levine

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Alan Levine is well regarded for representing management teams and individual executives in connection with their employment and compensation arrangements. His experience includes advising on change of control matters.

Alan is thoughtful, practical and responsive.

Alan's personality and style set him apart. He is calm natured with an effective demeanor, which helps him to bridge personalities and diffuse tension in complex negotiations.

Alan is technically good, but also has a wonderful way with people. He's able to generate trust and confidence with his clients which makes him a very user-friendly person to work with.

Alan is fantastic and I appreciate his expertise and customer service.

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