Nationally recognized employee benefits, executive compensation, and employment law attorney in Chicago with 40+ years of experience representing public and private businesses, executives, municipalities, and not-for-profits. My individual and business clients have benefitted from my litigation skills and practical, business-oriented approach in transactional matters. Client recommendations are available upon request. Recent representative engagements:• Executive compensation--structure equity and incentive compensation arrangements and employment agreements for privately-held middle market and LLC companies and executives --structure compensation arrangements and employment agreements for non-profit executives • Executive compensation litigation--successfully prosecuted executive compensation claim for undervalued phantom stock--prevailed in tax controversy cases involving excessive executive compensation and offshore voluntary disclosure issues--successfully represented 401(k) plan trustees in DOL investigation of ROBS arrangement • Employee Benefits--design and implementation of ERISA retirement and welfare plans, ACA compliance issues, resolving tax and securities compliance issues• Employee benefits litigation and alternative dispute resolution--successfully represented clients in federal court, in arbitration and mediation of benefit claims, and in IRS and DOL audit proceedings Leadership positions in trade organizations and bar associations: --Fellow of American College of Employee Benefits Counsel --Illinois Super Lawyer --Illinois Leading Lawyer--Senior Editor, Employee Benefits Law legal treatise--Subcommittee Chair, ABA Employment Law Section, Employee Benefits CommitteeWidely published in practice handbooks, legal treatises, professional journals, and blogs. Sought after speaker with frequent presentations at annual national conferences of trade organizations and bar associations.
Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Litigation, Employment Law, Erisa, and 25 others.