Jamison Hinkle

Jamie Hinkle advises a wide range of clients on all aspects of their employee benefits and compensation programs. Much of his practice involves helping employers design and administer cost-effective retirement and health and welfare benefit plans while minimizing risks and administrative complications. His work includes helping ensure benefit plans comply with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, COBRA, the North Carolina Insurance Code and other federal and state laws as well as assisting employers correct operational errors and respond to IRS and Department of Labor (DOL) plan audits.

Jamie also frequently advises corporate clients ranging from start-ups to global publicly-traded companies with respect to the adoption and administration of annual and long-term incentive and bonus plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements and various equity-based compensation plans, including stock option, restricted stock and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. He works closely with the firm’s business lawyers in addressing employee benefits and executive compensation due diligence, correction, and integration issues that arise in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions.