Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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About
Provided by Dickinson Wright PLLC
For decades, Dickinson Wright’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice has delivered comprehensive and integrative employee benefits solutions to serve the needs of employers and their employees while helping clients maximize benefits, minimize costs, streamline administration, and avoid penalties and litigation. As a full-service law firm, we draw from our entire firm’s strengths, working closely with members in our Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor and Employment, ERISA litigation, and Taxation practices to provide clients a big-picture view of employee benefits matters. Our clients come to us from a variety of industries and include publicly and privately held companies, automotive suppliers, financial institutions, medical providers, and private equity firms. We work closely with our clients to draft, review, and implement plans and benefit strategies for every area of employee benefits, including qualified retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit programs, equity and other executive compensation, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), Affordable Care Act compliance, ERISA and health care litigation, benefit insurance and insurance litigation, Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs), multiemployer fringe benefit funds, and fiduciary compliance and best practices.
Chambers Review
Dickinson Wright has a well-regarded practice often engaged by significant private equity and healthcare clients. Advises on the full spectrum of issues, including compliance with new healthcare legislation, fiduciary duties in the context of retirement plan investments and transactional due diligence. Strong track record for assisting automotive suppliers with employee benefits programs. Also has experience assisting employers with nonqualified deferred compensation and equity incentive plans.
Work Highlights
- Dickinson Wright advised the Mercantile Bank Corporation in the preparation of a clawback policy to comply with new SEC and Nasdaq rules.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The expertise and counsel provided by Dickinson Wright is invaluable."
"The team is super smart, very detailed and able to help us navigate through a number of difficult situations."
"They provide timely and comprehensive analysis with solid and tactical recommendations."
"The expertise and counsel provided by Dickinson Wright is invaluable."
"The team is super smart, very detailed and able to help us navigate through a number of difficult situations."
"They provide timely and comprehensive analysis with solid and tactical recommendations."
Notable Practitioners
Cynthia Moore is noted for her expertise in ERISA work, as well as other aspects of benefits and compensation.
"Cyndi is a very attentive attorney. Her level of expertise is second to none."
"Cyndi is a pleasure to work with. I always feel confident with the support and guidance she provides."
Jordan Schreier heads the employee benefits team and is an experienced adviser to a range of clients, including nonprofit organizations.
"Jordan is experienced, reliable and timely."
"Jordan is fantastic to work with. He fully understands our plans and the legal implications of anything we ask, which makes the conversations easy and efficient."
Roberta Granadier advises a wide range of clients on the full gamut of pension and compensation plan issues, including in regard to the sale of ESOP shares and transfer of compensation programs.
"Roberta is very helpful and able to advise on complex issues. She understands the business context and provides recommendations that help the situation."
"An exceptional level of service, depth of knowledge and breadth of experience is consistently demonstrated by Roberta."
Deborah Grace is a well-respected employee benefits lawyer, noted for her work in the healthcare sector.
"Deborah is an outstanding EBEC lawyer."
"She is a valuable expert in all areas of corporate benefits."
Eric Gregory is consistently praised by clients for his attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of benefits and compensation matters.
"Eric always gives us top notch and high quality care. He helps us in many complex situations."
"Eric is a phenomenal employee benefits attorney. He knows the law very well and is skilled at communicating that to clients."
"He is very responsive and thorough."
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