Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 1
About
Provided by Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.
Cohen & Buckmann, P.C. is a New York-based, boutique law firm that primarily practices in areas of executive compensation and employee benefits law. The firm’s founding partners, Sandra Cohen and Carol Buckmann, are internationally recognized for their advice and counsel on these complex areas of the law. The firm represents C-suite executives and executive teams, companies, and employers of all sizes, providing ERISA advice to funds and plan fiduciaries and guidance on complex management negotiations, taxation of deferred compensation (409A), employee benefits and tax-qualified plans in corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions. The firm is known for its experience and knowledge of cross-border employment matters.
With extensive experience in global transactions and multinational share plans, Cohen & Buckmann attorneys often serve as outside pension and benefits counsel to corporate law firms allowing those firms to maintain lean staffing between deals and ramp up quickly to staff transactions.
Chambers Review
Cohen & Buckmann, P.C. is a highly respected boutique known predominantly for its expertise advising individual and teams of executives on all aspects of their employment and compensation arrangements, including related tax issues. The firm frequently advises corporate clients including plan sponsors and fiduciaries on employee benefits issues including ERISA. Capabilities include advising on cross-border matters.
Work Highlights
- Cohen & Buckmann P.C. advised a high-profile CEO and co-founders of Securonix in its $1 billion investment by Vista Equity Partners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a premier firm for complex executive compensation matters and retirement plans."
"The lawyers at Cohen & Buckmann not only have executive compensation experience but also pension and other ERISA benefits experience."
"The firm has wide experience in corporate, tax and benefits issues, together with an outstanding breadth and depth of knowledge."
"They are a premier firm for complex executive compensation matters and retirement plans."
"The lawyers at Cohen & Buckmann not only have executive compensation experience but also pension and other ERISA benefits experience."
"The firm has wide experience in corporate, tax and benefits issues, together with an outstanding breadth and depth of knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Sandra Cohen handles a variety of compensation matters for senior executives.
"Sandra provides an outstanding service in a very efficient and effective manner."
"Sandra is well known in the executive compensation and employee benefits space as a high-quality lawyer and thinker."
"Sandra is my go-to person for executive compensation tax and related questions."
Carol Buckmann is well known for her expertise in ERISA matters. She counsels employers on the full gamut of employee benefits issues.
"Carol's depth of knowledge, extensive experience, commercial awareness, ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters, and responsiveness are impressive."