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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | USA

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

This section covers the full range of matters involving employee benefits and compensation plans including advising on the design and implementation thereof, as well as related taxation issues. It also includes advice on executive compensation agreements and benefits matters pertaining to corporate transactions. Moreover, it includes contentious matters pertaining to the implementation of benefit plans. Please also see ERISA litigation for disputes brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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Band 1
  1. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Latham & Watkins is recognized as a powerhouse in the employee benefits and executive compensation market. The team offers strength across its Northern and Southern California offices. The practitioners provide comprehensive advice and representation to their clients and play a key role in big-ticket corporate transactions. The firm possesses impressive national and cross-border capabilities.
  2. Paul Hastings LLP
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    Paul Hastings LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Paul Hastings boasts a respected ERISA and benefits group with an excellent track record in both contentious and non-contentious proceedings. The team possesses a robust transactional practice that handles related aspects of various high-value deals. The practitioners regularly act on the benefits and compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including cross-border matters. They also advise clients on fiduciary responsibility.
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Band 2
  1. Cooley LLP
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    Cooley LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Cooley is able to advise on a variety of executive compensation and employee benefits issues. The team provides counsel on all aspects of retirement, health and welfare, and incentive plans. The group offers particular expertise in compensation and benefits matters involved in corporate transactions including IPOs. The members represent a diverse roster of clients ranging from start-ups to multinational companies.
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 2 | 5 Years Ranked
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is comprised of an accomplished group of executive compensation and employee benefits attorneys, who provide the full range of representation and subject matter expertise in both Northern and Southern California. The team is noted for its experience handling the benefits implications of corporate transactions. The practitioners often advise hedge funds and private equity firms on ERISA matters.
  3. Proskauer Rose LLP
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    Proskauer Rose LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Proskauer Rose has a dedicated team which is well versed in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation law. Its members have strong expertise in advising on benefits plans such as equity arrangements in transactions. The clients include Fortune 500 companies and organizations from the retail, healthcare and financial services sectors.
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Band 3
  1. Faegre Drinker
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    Faegre Drinker
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath is noted for its wealth of expertise in employee benefits issues. The team handles a variety of matters on behalf of plan sponsors, service providers and fiduciaries. The members offer expertise in ERISA compliance as well as ESOP transactions. They regularly represent plan sponsors and fiduciaries in relation to IRS and Department of Labor investigations and audits.
  2. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    2023 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    O'Melveny & Myers' team is well regarded for its ability to handle tax, securities and corporate matters as they intersect with executive compensation and employee benefits arrangements. The members have particular expertise in DOL regulation and welfare benefit plans. The firm is sought by clients from a range of industries, including the technology, retail and life sciences sectors.