Kathleen Wechter Email & Phone Number

With more than 30 years' experience in employee benefits and executive compensation, she drafts and advises clients on compensation arrangements, tax-qualified retirement and incentive plans and medical and welfare plans. Kathleen provides advice on the regulatory and plan investment issues in maintaining qualified plans, including fiduciary issues and prohibited transactions. Kathleen has extensive experience in structuring corporate finance transactions with respect to ERISA issues and investments by plans. She advises issuers, underwriters and investors on benefits issues related to complex corporate transactions, including investments in funds and alternative investment vehicles, asset backed and structured finance transactions, credit transactions, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. In the related area of executive compensation, Kathleen advises clients on design and implementation and disclosure of compensatory arrangements for executives, directors and independent contractors, including employment agreements, equity arrangements, supplemental executive retirement plans, and golden parachute and severance agreements.