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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - District of Columbia

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What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper has a well-regarded practice known for its strength in advising on the benefits and compensations aspects of corporate transactions, including cross-border deals. The firm is able to assist clients with an array of matters including the design of retirement plans and the negotiation of equity and other incentive agreements. The team also provides counsel on regulatory compliance as well as ERISA class actions.

Work Highlights

  • DLA Piper represented Forward Air in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Omni Logistics. DLA Piper's employee benefits team advised on the integration of the two companies' benefits systems.

Strengths

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The team is very commercial, focussed upon understanding our business and how it operates and seeking to find answers rather than just seeking to identify problems or limitations.

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I appreciate the responsiveness and thoroughness of the work.

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The DLA team’s range of expertise and communication skills set them apart.

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Notable Practitioners

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Rita Patel
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Rita Patel
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Rita Patel regularly advises clients on the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of corporate transactions. She also provides fiduciary training to benefits and HR teams.

Rita is one of the best attorneys I have worked.

It is my experience that she is always looking out for what is best for our company - with a balanced approach of risk verses benefit.

Rita has been fantastic and is very responsive and thorough.

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Erin Sweeney
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Erin Sweeney
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Erin Sweeney assists clients with benefit plan design, compliance and administration. She is held in high regard for her government experience, having worked in the Office of Regulations and Interpretations at the DOL.

Erin is very responsive, can provide summaries which are digestible for our understanding and she is clearly an expert in the field.

Erin has a deep expertise.

Erin has terrific knowledge of ERISA matters, particularly on the DOL side.

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Todd Castleton
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Todd Castleton
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Todd Castleton is an esteemed employee benefits lawyer who counsels clients on plan design, administration and compliance, as well as assisting with the benefits aspects of M&A transactions.

He is good at distilling down what can be complicated answers for me and my colleagues.

Todd Castleton is very knowledgeable of the industry and is very proactive. He walks us through complex projects in a way we can understand.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Rita Patel
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Rita Patel
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Erin Sweeney
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Erin Sweeney
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Todd Castleton
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Todd Castleton
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