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.

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What the Team is Known For

Dickinson Wright has a well-regarded practice often engaged by significant private equity and healthcare clients. The firm 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. It has a strong track record for assisting automotive suppliers with employee benefits programs. The team also has experience assisting employers with nonqualified deferred compensation and equity incentive plans.

Work Highlights

  • Dickinson Wright represented Infinedi Partners and its portfolio company CEA CAPA Education Abroad in the acquisition of CIS Abroad, CIS Australia and Barcelona SAE.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jordan Schreier
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Jordan Schreier
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Jordan Schreier is an experienced adviser to a range of clients, including nonprofit organizations.

Jordan Schreier is very strong.

Jordan Schreier has solid experience and drives results. He encourages the review of traditional ideas and thoughts and adjusts presentations and questions to a level that participants can understand.

Roberta P. Granadier
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Roberta P. Granadier
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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 amazing. Her knowledge of our plan, industry and issues facing us is fantastic. We are so fortunate to have her helping us.

Roberta has always been able to work through our problems.

Roberta always makes time to understand the issue and provide timely responses.

Roberta is always professional, consistent and courteous.

Roberta Granadier has been an excellent employee benefits lawyer.

Cynthia A Moore
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Cynthia A Moore
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Cynthia Moore is noted for her expertise in ERISA work, as well as other aspects of benefits and compensation.

Cyndi Moore is very strong.

Cyndi is a great business partner who understands our needs and I have complete trust in the advice she provides.

Cyndi is awesome.

Cynthia is extremely efficient with her time. I never felt anything was taking her longer than it should; she's very responsive. When we talk about issues, she has an awareness of business implications.

Deborah L Grace
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Deborah L Grace
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Deborah Grace is a well-respected employee benefits lawyer, noted for her work in the healthcare sector.

Deborah Grace is outstanding.

Deborah is excellent.

Eric Gregory
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Eric Gregory
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Eric Gregory is consistently praised by clients for his attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of benefits and compensation matters.

Eric Gregory is very helpful.

Eric is an excellent resource for the firm.

Eric Gregory is extremely knowledgeable. I am very impressed with him.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Jordan Schreier
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Jordan Schreier
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Roberta P. Granadier
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Roberta P. Granadier
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Cynthia A Moore
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Cynthia A Moore
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Deborah L Grace
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Deborah L Grace
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Eric Gregory
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Eric Gregory
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Industries

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Aerospace & Defense

Automobiles & Parts

Banks

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Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Health Care

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Mining & Metals

Retail

Technology, Hardware & Electronics