
Eric W Hilfers
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Provided by Eric W Hilfers
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Eric W. Hilfers is a partner and Head of Cravath’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Department. His practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefit matters, principally in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions. These representations include the hiring of chief executives and other officers; the design and implementation of compensation programs; the crafting of public disclosures regarding executive pay; and the management of the many legal and regulatory concerns generated by compensation practices, such as securities law, tax, ERISA and financial accounting.
Career
University of Chicago (JD, with Honors, 1998); Princeton University (AB, 1995)
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Chambers Review
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Eric Hilfers is noted for his handling of the compensation elements associated with M&A and other corporate transactions.
"He is a true subject matter expert, accessible and practical." "Eric is an ERISA wizard. I always felt like we were his only client and he was invested in our positive outcomes."
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