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Craig is member of the Firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team (and a former Certified Public Accountant) who has spent his entire legal career helping clients navigate complex ERISA, tax and related laws pertaining to employer-sponsored benefit plans and compensatory arrangements.

Among the areas Craig counsels clients (both public and non-public) include the following:

- Equity-based compensation (including required SEC disclosures)

- Executive employment agreements

- Annual and long-term incentive plans, including customized award agreements

- Non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements

- Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Sections 162(m), 280G and 409A

- Qualified 401(k), pension and other retirement plans

Craig also has significant experience with health and welfare benefit plan compliance matters, including ERISA, HIPAA and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Professional Memberships

Kansas Bar Association

The Missouri Bar

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Craig Kovarik specializes in counseling clients through ERISA matters, with noted expertise pertaining to employer-sponsored benefit plans and compensatory arrangements.

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