Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : Oregon
Band 1
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Provided by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Our benefits group has a well-earned reputation for providing practical solutions to unique and challenging business problems. Our approach isn’t radical, we listen to what our clients think their benefits issues are, make sure that we understand these issues in the context of our clients’ overarching business goals, and then help get the client there and beyond. Our attorneys do this by applying their technical knowledge and expertise in creative and practical ways and by offering solutions that cut through the legal jargon and focus on the business application.
Few firms can match the simultaneous depth and breadth of our Oregon employee benefits practice. While other “big law” practices may have dedicated employee benefits practices, these tend to be focused in one or two specialty areas. Our Oregon employee benefits attorneys all have strong benefits backgrounds and our team is supplemented by individual expertise, be it in defined contribution and defined benefit plans, executive compensation, ERISA litigation, ACA consulting or health and welfare plan consulting.
Our attorneys regularly engage in collaborative brainstorming for clients and avoid the political frictions seen in other firms. They keep open, supportive lines of communication that ensure each attorney’s practice is complementary rather than competitive towards one another. Clients may not see our full team but they benefit from our almost 200 years of combined benefits experience.
Chambers Review
Davis Wright Tremaine's highly regarded employee benefits and compensation department in Oregon frequently advises companies on the establishment of retirement and tax plans. The team also advises on a wide variety of executive compensation matters, including stock options and nonqualified deferred compensation issues. The department boasts further skill in the setting up of retirement and health plans, and in advising on the employee benefits aspects of M&A transactions.
Notable Practitioners
Stuart Harris is a market-leading employee benefits attorney. He has significant experience in advising on a broad range of benefit plans, including 401(k) plans and equity incentive plans. He frequently advises on the employee benefits elements of M&A transactions.
"He's an excellent, experienced lawyer."