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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - District of Columbia

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What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling is highly reputed for its handling of complex and sensitive employee benefits and executive compensation issues, including those arising from sizable corporate transactions. The firm also excels in representing clients before federal government agencies such as the Treasury Department, the IRS and the EEOC. The group provides an impressive roster of clients with day-to-day counseling on employee benefits and executive compensation issues.

Work Highlights

  • Covington advises Dow Chemical on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, ensuring over 100,000 employees and retirees receive their plans.

Strengths

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The team develops creative, legally sound solutions to difficult issues. The ERISA litigation team is knowledgeable, creative and effective.

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Covington has absolute expertise in this area of law coupled with quick responses. It is also effective at obtaining resolutions.

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The team has worked hard to learn about my organization's culture, governance structure and employee benefit strategy. This has allowed it to play critical and precise roles when called upon.

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The firm has very intelligent people with brilliant strategy insights, as well as being approachable and very easy to deal with. A real class act.

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Its expertise and knowledge of ERISA and our company plans enable us for quick and assertive decision-making.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marianna G Dyson
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Marianna G Dyson
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Senior Statespeople
Marianna Dyson is knowledgeable about tax issues relating to employee benefits and compensation, including payroll tax.
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Richard C Shea
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Richard C Shea
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Richard Shea assists clients with high-level employee benefits and compensation issues.

Richard has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law and sees the big picture and has very high levels of integrity.

Richard is a true trusted adviser and is first-rate in all regards.

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Robert Newman
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Robert Newman
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Band 1

Robert Newman has a wealth of experience handling pension derisking transactions as well as a proven ability to handle litigious matters such as class actions.

Robert has advised us on a wide variety of ERISA issues and always provided excellent advice.

Robert is a trusted partner with excellent judgment and skill. We value his practical advice and strategic thought.

Robert is brilliant in all respects.

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Michael J Francese
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Michael J Francese
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Michael Francese advises clients on a wide array of employee benefits and executive compensation issues, including transactional and policy matters.

He is very responsive, finely attuned to the needs and the issues when we call.

Michael takes time to know our needs and consider multiple approaches to meeting them.

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William Woolston
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William Woolston
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William Woolston advises large multinationals on complex US and international matters in regard to compliance issues and benefit plan designs.

He has been a fantastic adviser on complex executive compensation questions.

He is truly a full-breadth lawyer handling huge matters and can do the whole gamut of work.

He is definitely a professional in ERISA law and his contributions to our Company decision-making are invaluable.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Marianna G Dyson
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Marianna G Dyson
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Richard C Shea
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Richard C Shea
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Robert Newman
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Robert Newman
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Michael J Francese
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Michael J Francese
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William Woolston
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William Woolston
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