About

Provided by Winston Taylor LLP

Winston Taylor’s Illinois EBEC attorneys focus on a wide range of matters relating to employee benefits and executive compensation plans and arrangements. Our attorneys advise corporations, institutions, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. Winston also advise corporations, firms, organizations, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. In addition, our attorneys advise clients on executive compensation disclosure matters, including in connection with initial public offerings, proxy filings, and other periodic reporting obligations and Section 16 filings. Winston’s level of experience and more than 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given our attorneys a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law, innovative trends in employee benefit plan design, and the market for executive compensation.

Additionally, our EBEC partners serve as adjunct professors of law at Northwestern University School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, and Loyola University Law School.

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What the Team is Known For

Winston Taylor has a renowned team deeply experienced in all aspects of employee benefits, including health and welfare and retirement plans. It has noted capabilities in HIPAA compliance and ERISA litigation. The firm acts for clients in manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality, among other sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Winston Taylor provided employee benefits counsel to Applied Materials in a range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including 401k and Affordable Care Act compliance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Joe Adams
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Joe Adams
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Joe Adams has first-class expertise in matters such as the design and operation of 401(k) and ESOP plans.

Joe is spectacular, he is incredibly knowledgeable in this very difficult legal area.

He is very good at taking a complicated area of the law and making it simple to understand and explaining it in a way that gives us confidence.

Susan M Nash
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Susan M Nash
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Susan Nash is respected for advising clients on employee benefits matters including retirement and health plans.

Susan consistently provides thorough and thoughtful analysis on health and welfare matters.

Susan is highly skilled and knowledgeable in her area of law and is also able to direct and guide others in her firm to provide excellent service to our company.

Amy Gordon
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Amy Gordon
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Amy Gordon is noted for her experience in health and welfare benefits plans. Her practice also encompasses retirement and health and welfare plans.

Anne Becker
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Anne Becker
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Anne Becker counsels clients on employee benefits, retirement plans, and pension plan issues providing practical, compliance-focused guidance to help employers.

Anne is extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and a trusted partner. She understands the needs of our business and leadership to be able to offer guidance.

She helps put problems into perspective and solidify solutions and is always available to us.

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Joe Adams
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Joe Adams
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Susan M Nash
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Susan M Nash
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Amy Gordon
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Amy Gordon
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Anne Becker
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Anne Becker
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