Compensation & Benefits Atty: Private Equity 5+ yr

Cooley LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 329,000 - 402,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Health Savings Account

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Backup care for children and adults

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP is seeking an Associate for the Compensation and Benefits practice with 5+ years of experience advising on executive compensation and employee benefits. The role emphasizes representing private equity sponsors in acquisitions and handling portfolio company matters, including equity awards and LLC incentive structures.

Candidates should have strong academic credentials and excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills, with exposure to 280G and 409A rules. EOE.

Qualifications

• 5+ years advising on executive compensation and employee benefits, with PE sponsor focus.
• Experience handling day-to-day portfolio company matters including equity awards.
• M&A experience with privately held companies and 280G/409A knowledge.
• Excellent academic credentials and superior writing and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on executive compensation and employee benefits for portfolio companies.
• Handle grants of profits interests and LLC incentive awards, holdco structures, and rollover equity.
• Manage employment and severance arrangements and related governance issues.
• Assist in M&A matters involving private companies with focus on compensation implications.

Skills

Executive compensation

Employee benefits

M&A experience

Analytical skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Job description

The Compensation and Benefits practice group is seeking an Associate to join the team. Our ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience advising on executive compensation and employee benefits matters with a particular emphasis on representing private equity sponsors in acquisitions and divestitures and handling day-to-day portfolio company matters, including grants of profits interests and other LLC incentive awards, management holdco vehicles, rollover equity, and employment and severance arrangements. Experience with mergers and acquisitions involving other privately held companies, and IRC Sections 280G and 409A is also required. Qualified candidates will have excellent academic credentials and superior writing, oral communication and analytical skills. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $365,000+. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including:

• medical
• health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
• dental
• vision
• health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
• pre-tax commuter benefits
• life insurance
• AD&D
• long-term care coverage
• backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits

In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive:

• firm-paid life insurance
• AD&D
• LTD
• short term medical benefits
• accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year
• sick time at the rate of two weeks per year
• 10 paid holidays each year

We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.