Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney

A law firm in Milwaukee is seeking an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney with 4-6 years of experience. The Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney will be a key member of the firm's legal team, providing comprehensive counsel on employee benefits and executive compensation matters, particularly in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in researching tax and ERISA issues, reviewing statutory and regulatory changes, and handling various aspects of corporate transactions related to benefits and compensation.

Job Details:

• Provide counsel on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation.
• Advise on benefits and compensation issues in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Research tax and ERISA issues affecting retirement plans, welfare, and fringe benefit plans, and executive agreements
• Review statutory and regulatory changes and provide advice on effective compliance strategies.
• Assist with due diligence, purchase agreement review, plan terminations, and benefits integration in corporate transactions.
• Draft employment agreements, equity and phantom equity incentive arrangements, and transaction bonus agreements
• Complete IRS and Department of Labor correction program filings
• Preferred experience with ESOPs, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability, and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A compliance

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• 4-6 years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation
• Bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with ESOPs
• Knowledge of multiemployer plan withdrawal liability
• Familiarity with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A compliance

This large firm operates like a small law firm, with offices across the nation, and the quality of its attorneys and work is high. The firm's lawyers try cases all over the nations, and try more cases than most firms in the country. The firm hires the best and brightest from top national and regional law schools. The pay is average, but the billable requirement is reasonable. People work hard, but the firm realizes that quality of life is just as important. The firm handles virtually all types of litigation and transactional law. It has been a legal powerhouse in the Midwest for a long time. The size allows the firm to handle the most complex transactions and cases, and its clients include many Fortune 500 companies. Associates are allowed to choose the practice areas and specific assignments that interest them, and they will be challenged with responsibility and client contact.