Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

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Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP

We have one of the largest, most experienced ESOPs practices in the US. Every year we counsel around 100 ESOP-owned companies and implement benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements that complement their ownership structures.

Health and welfare plans – McDermott has the best and largest healthcare and employee benefits practices in the US, enabling us to offer dedicated health benefits specialists who advise numerous health and welfare plans.

M&A/private equity – We regularly advise M&A clients on acquisition/disposition transactions, involving complex benefits matters, including issue spotting and risk assessment in the due diligence process, planning for continued/post-transaction benefits, and providing cohesive benefits to employees. Advising on the benefits aspects of healthcare M&A and private equity deals is a specialty.

Qualified retirement plans – Our team advises clients on sophisticated retirement plan issues, including defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements. We counsel clients to provide retirement benefits that meet operational compliance with complex IRS and DOL requirements.

ERISA litigation – Lawyers in our Dallas team work nationally on employee benefits and ERISA litigation, dispute resolution, and audit compliance. We represent clients before the IRS and DOL on audit issues and negotiate successful closing agreements with respect to contentious issues/government findings.