Experience: 10+ years in employee benefits law.

Qualifications:

Comprehensive knowledge of employee benefit laws and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code.
Familiarity with compliance requirements related to executive compensation, qualified retirement, and welfare benefit plans.
Draft, review, and revise all forms of commercial documents and agreements related to business formation, including shareholder agreements and operating agreements, merger and acquisition agreements, and commercial contracts.
Preferred candidate will bring a client portfolio of employee benefits matters.

Responsibilities:

Provide clients with counseling and advocacy services to assist clients in designing, establishing, maintaining, and operating a wide range of retirement, welfare, and executive compensation plans.
Support mergers and acquisitions (due diligence, purchase agreement review, and drafting) and transactional matters.
Draft employee benefit plan documents and summary plan descriptions.
Technical proficiency in administrative service agreements related to retirement, welfare, and executive compensation plans.
Assists with executive compensation matters, including 409A, 280G, equity compensation, proxy review, and associated securities law issues.
Drive business development initiatives to grow the practice, including leveraging existing relationships and cultivating new client opportunities.

Requirements:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
Strong academic credentials.
Excellent technical, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with other practice areas to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.