Carrie Byrnes

Carrie Byrnes crafts practical solutions to complex problems without overlooking technical details. She guides employers through the development, implementation, and administration of compensation and benefits strategies designed to engage talent and enhance top-line growth while managing bottom-line expenditures and compliance.

With nearly 20 years of experience practicing law, and previous roles as both in-house counsel and a human resources leader, Carrie has been engaged in all aspects of human capital and talent management. These experiences provide Carrie with a unique and holistic understanding of the demands of the modern workforce. Carrie understands how to navigate tax considerations and compliance concerns, without losing sight of the employee experience as well as administrative complexity.

Carrie’s practice focuses exclusively on employee benefits and executive compensation law, primarily representing employers – large and small, public and private, for-profit and tax-exempt.

Over the years, Carrie Byrnes has successfully represented clients facing government scrutiny and benefits-related lawsuits. She has provided representation in connection with IRS, DOL, and PBGC audits of employee benefit plans, securing amnesty under a variety of compliance programs (including EPCRS and VFCP), and counseled clients in the defense of ERISA litigation matters dealing with claims for benefits, preemption, and breach of fiduciary duties.