In top management positions and at every level of employment, attracting, retaining and motivating the right personnel is a daily challenge. Legal counsel on compensation policies and practices can play a vital role in meeting this challenge in a manner that properly balances creativity and customization with best practices and ease of administration. We have deep and broad experience counseling clients in every industry on the design of executive compensation arrangements and on compensation and benefits issues in general. Our practice covers the representation of employers, executives and benefits industry service providers in the following areas: Employee Benefits, ERISA, Executive Compensation and International Compensation.
On an ongoing basis, we:
- Provide guidance and assistance to public and private companies in drafting and implementing equity compensation plans and other nonqualified incentive compensation arrangements
- Represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the SEC and the Department of Labor in connection with their rank-and-file and executive benefit programs
- Advise investment managers, broker-dealers, venture capitalists and other industry providers on compliance with ERISA
- Assist multinational companies in designing effective cross border compensation strategies
As in every practice area at WilmerHale, the capabilities of our compensation and benefits team are strengthened by our colleagues throughout the firm, whether in defending employers against ERISA class actions or in structuring innovative retirement plan advisory product offerings on behalf of our Financial Institutions, Fund Formation and Securities industry clients.
In top management positions and at every level of employment, attracting, retaining and motivating the right personnel is a daily challenge. Legal counsel on compensation policies and practices can play a vital role in meeting this challenge in a manner that properly balances creativity and customization with best practices and ease of administration. We have deep and broad experience counseling clients in every industry on the design of executive compensation arrangements and on compensation and benefits issues in general. Our practice covers the representation of employers, executives and benefits industry service providers in the following areas: Employee Benefits, ERISA, Executive Compensation and International Compensation.
On an ongoing basis, we:
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