About

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Employers face complex and competitive pressures that can impact their ability to attract and retain top talent. Our dedicated, well-resourced team of employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys provides practical guidance for these challenges throughout the lifecycles of our clients’ businesses.

As employers continue to grapple with persistent change, we create solutions for employee benefits and executive compensation issues that help mitigate risk and forward our clients’ goals. Clients work with us on every aspect of their compensation, benefits, and compliance needs — from designing, drafting, and implementing plans and agreements to counseling on compliance, fiduciary duties, and plan administration.

We regularly assist clients on the complexities arising from their significant transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Our team applies best practices from serving as outside benefits and compensation compliance counsel to also assist with post-transaction integrations.

Through client work in all major sectors, including energy, insurance, health care, financial services, private equity, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and technology, we offer industry-specific insights and perspectives. Our team regularly serves tax-exempt and governmental entities as well, and we work extensively with boards of directors, compensation and investment committees, plan fiduciaries, plan administrators, and other benefits consultants.

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What the Team is Known For

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is renowned for its employee benefits and executive compensation offering, with deep experience across both sectors. The team is especially adept in advising on transactional matters and acts for a broad range of clients, with a focus on pharmaceutical companies. On 1st January 2025, Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

Work Highlights

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  • Troutman Pepper Locke advised Amicus Therapeutics on executive compensation arrangements and a new employee stock purchase plan.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David M Kaplan
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David M Kaplan
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David Kaplan is a strong choice for employers requiring advice on stock-based and executive compensation.
"David is extremely knowledgeable and does not hesitate to give a forthright, straightforward response. He also has the very positive attribute of being solution-oriented and strives to work with the client to achieve common goals (where possible) instead of simply reciting what the rule or law says."
"David is a fantastically capable lawyer; he has the ideal blend of deep subject matter expertise, practical knowledge, responsiveness and effectiveness."
"He is very knowledgeable and very strategic as well."
Michael J Crumbock
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Michael J Crumbock
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Michael Crumbock is recommended for his counsel on executive employment agreements, compensation and incentive arrangements, employee benefits programs and their treatment in M&A transactions. He also advises on associated compliance, audit and SEC disclosure issues.
"He is very efficient with his work; he does a good job of giving me a list of what I need to consider."
"He's very thorough and will craft the language used to be very specific and hold zero ambiguity."
Sheri P Adler
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Sheri P Adler
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Sheri Adler is noted for her skills on executive compensation matters as well as related tax and SEC disclosure issues.
"Sheri is a great resource and partner, who strives to review all issues from every possible angle and provide advice that looks at the holistic picture, not just the issue in a vacuum."
"She is very competent, very responsive and easy to relate to."
"Sheri Adler uses a very practical and reasonable approach."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

David M Kaplan
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David M Kaplan
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Michael J Crumbock
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Michael J Crumbock
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Sheri P Adler
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Sheri P Adler
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