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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

About

Provided by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Wachtell Lipton’s executive compensation and benefits attorneys work closely with the most senior executives of our largest clients to address the most sensitive issues facing public and private companies both in the deal and non-deal contexts.

Management succession, board composition and similar issues are essential to the success of business combinations, and executive compensation arrangements often are the foundation of people-based businesses. Our practice continues to evolve as tax rules, securities laws and corporate governance standards relating to executive compensation continue to expand in response to scrutiny by shareholder activists and the popular press.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a lean outfit renowned for its transactional capabilities, handling the executive compensation and benefits aspects of significant M&A, IPOs, joint ventures and private equity investments. The firm draws upon its wider strengths in tax, securities and corporate law to offer clients a multidisciplinary approach.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Jeannemarie O'Brien is a key contact.

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Work Highlights

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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted for Teck Resources in its merger of equals with Anglo American, a deal involving cross-border aspects in Canada.

Members

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David Kahan
Adam Shapiro
Jeannemarie O'Brien
Head of Department

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has rankings in the following guides

Band 1
USA 2026
Practice area: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Location: New York
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