Ranking tables
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | USA
North Carolina
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Caryn Coppedge McNeill Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP5 Years Ranked
Daniel L Johnson Jr Moore & Van Allen, PLLC6 Years Ranked
Emily D. Zimmer Troutman Pepper Locke LLP5 Years Ranked
James E Earle Troutman Pepper Locke LLP6 Years Ranked
Kelsey Mayo Poyner Spruill LLP6 Years Ranked
Lois Colbert Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP3 Years Ranked
Lynne Wakefield Troutman Pepper Locke LLP4 Years Ranked
Martha Sewell Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton3 Years Ranked
R Sterling Perkinson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP4 Years Ranked
Taylor French McGuireWoods LLP6 Years Ranked
Band 2
Allison Tanner McGuireWoods LLP5 Years Ranked
James Culbreth Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP6 Years Ranked
Jamison Hinkle Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP3 Years Ranked
Jesse St. Cyr Poyner Spruill LLP5 Years Ranked
Kara Brunk Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP5 Years Ranked
Lydia Parker Troutman Pepper Locke LLP4 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton fields a robust employee benefits practice, frequently counseling plan sponsors, fiduciaries and service providers on all aspects of benefit plan design, administration and compliance. The team is also sought out to handle high-stakes ERISA litigation as well as pension de-risking. The firm's expertise spans 401(k) and other qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans and compensation plans.
1 McGuireWoods LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2025 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedMcGuireWoods is a full-service firm offering a broad range of services pertaining to employee benefits and executive compensation. The group has extensive experience assisting with matters arising from the acquisition and disposition of businesses. It acts for a range of clients including financial services institutions and educational centers.
1 Poyner Spruill LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2025 | Band 1 | 6 Years RankedPoyner Spruill is admired across the state for its wide-ranging expertise across employee benefits and executive compensation issues for hospitals, nonprofits and governmental agencies, among others. The firm possesses notable strength in the planning, design, strategy and implementation of benefits plans. It also offers deep experience appearing in federal, district, appellate and bankruptcy courts.
1 Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedSmith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan is valued across the state for its benefits and compensation expertise. The team is known for advising public, private, governmental and nonprofit organizations on employment agreements, IRS compliance and the treatment of benefits programs in mergers and acquisitions.
1 Troutman Pepper Locke LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedTroutman Pepper Locke LLP fields a highly respected team with expertise across the full span of employee benefits and executive compensation law. It is noted for its advice on compliance with the Affordable Care Act, the treatment of EBEC plans in corporate transactions, class actions and relations with the IRS and other administrative bodies.
On 1 January 2025, Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.