Ranking tables
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | USA
North Carolina
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Caryn Coppedge McNeill Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP4 Years Ranked
Daniel L Johnson Jr Moore & Van Allen, PLLC5 Years Ranked
Emily D. Zimmer Troutman Pepper Locke LLP4 Years Ranked
James E Earle Troutman Pepper Locke LLP5 Years Ranked
Kelsey Mayo Poyner Spruill LLP5 Years Ranked
Lois Colbert Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP2 Years Ranked
Lynne Wakefield Troutman Pepper Locke LLP3 Years Ranked
R Sterling Perkinson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP3 Years Ranked
Taylor French McGuireWoods LLP5 Years Ranked
Band 2
Allison Tanner McGuireWoods LLP4 Years Ranked
James Culbreth Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP5 Years Ranked
Jamison Hinkle Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP2 Years Ranked
Jesse St. Cyr Poyner Spruill LLP4 Years Ranked
Kara Brunk Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP4 Years Ranked
Martha Sewell Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton2 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLPEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation2024 | Band 1 | 3 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 Compensation2024 | Band 1 | 5 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 Compensation2024 | Band 1 | 5 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 Compensation2024 | Band 1 | 4 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 Compensation2024 | Band 1 | 4 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 1st January 2025, Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.