Department profile
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

About

Provided by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

Keeping pace with the changes and complexities of the regulatory environment, we help plan sponsors and service providers mitigate risk and advance critical HR objectives. With comprehensive service offerings, we consider your distinct needs and concerns in developing or modifying benefits plans and executive compensation arrangements. When it helps you, we form multidisciplinary teams — often comprising colleagues from our corporate, employment, health, insurance, investment management and litigation practice groups. Through these collaborations, we identify creative resolutions to our clients’ most vexing problems and uncover opportunities that might otherwise go unseen. Whether you’re a benefits plan fiduciary, a government or other tax-exempt employer, a privately held company or a public company, we provide practical counsel and customized strategies to address your specific challenges and opportunities.

Chambers Review

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has significant experience advising plan sponsors and service providers on an array of employee benefits matters. The firm offers particular expertise in ERISA Title I issues and ESOP plans. The team is able to also assist with executive compensation matters including employment and separation agreements.
Notable practitioners

Los Angeles-based Summer Conley is a key contact at the firm.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Faegre Drinker provides very sophisticated and practical advice.

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  • The firm is extremely responsive and very knowledgeable.

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  • The firm is very knowledgeable about both cash- and equity-based executive compensation plans.

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