David Strosnider Email & Phone Number

David Strosnider is a Member of McDonald Hopkins LLC in the Chicago office. He was selected by Chambers USA (2023 - 2024) as a recognized leader in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. David was also recognized in the 2024 and 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. David focuses his practice on (1) executive compensation and governance, (2) employee benefits and ERISA, and (3) taxation and advises senior management, boards, compensation committees and plan fiduciaries at public and private companies, and non-profit organizations. David frequently represents senior executives (and management teams) in the negotiation and documentation of their employment, equity, and severance agreements. In these representations, he advises on tax, securities, and employment law issues that arise in employment, severance, restrictive covenant and change in control agreements, and equity, cash incentive, and deferred compensation arrangements.Representative matters include, but are not limited to:•Represented (i) a publicly traded pharmacy benefit manager, (ii) a publicly traded technology company (Fortune 200), and (iii) a publicly traded pharmaceutical company regarding (a) compliance with Code Section 409A, (b) the golden parachute rules, (c) tax issues and securities disclosures associated with executive compensation, and (d) tax-qualified retirement matters.•Represented an international manufacturing company regarding (i) a Department of Labor audit of two pension plans, (ii) compliance with Code Section 409A for a phantom stock plan, (iii) revisions to HIPAA policies and procedures, and (iv) revisions to a wrap document for health and welfare plans.•Represented hundreds of C-suite and senior executives (as well as management teams), apart from and contemporaneous with IPO, M&A or private equity transactions, in the negotiation and documentation of (i) employment agreements, (ii) equity award agreements and incentive plans, (iii) rollover equity arrangements, (iv) restrictive covenant agreements, (v) platform documents, (vi) severance (separation) agreements and general releases. •Represented hundreds of sellers and buyers in (equity and asset) M&A and private equity transactions by (i) performing employee benefits, executive compensation, and ERISA due diligence, (ii) advising on tax and ERISA liability, and (iii) negotiating representations, warranties, and covenants in the purchase agreements.For David's full bio, please visit www.mcdonaldhopkins.com

Listed skills include Employee Benefits, Executive Pay, Erisa, Employment Law, and 17 others.