Compensation & Benefits Atty: Private Equity 5+ yr

Cooley LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 365,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Health Savings Account

Dental

Vision

Health and/or dependent care flexible

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Backup care for children and/or adults

Parental support benefits

Paid vacation time (4 weeks per year)

Sick time (2 weeks per year)

10 paid holidays per year

Parental leave and fertility benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP's Compensation and Benefits practice seeks an Associate with 5+ years of experience advising on executive compensation and employee benefits, with a focus on representing private equity sponsors in acquisitions and divestitures and managing day-to-day portfolio company matters.

The role includes handling grants of profits interests and other LLC incentive awards, management holdco vehicles, rollover equity, and employment and severance arrangements, along with related IRC 280G and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience advising on executive compensation and employee benefits.
• Experience representing private equity sponsors in acquisitions and divestitures.
• Experience handling day-to-day portfolio company matters, including LLC incentives, holdco structures, rollover equity, and employment/severance arrangements.
• Familiarity with IRC Sections 280G and 409A.

Responsibilities

• Advise on executive compensation and employee benefits for private equity portfolios.
• Represent private equity sponsors in acquisitions and divestitures.
• Handle day-to-day portfolio company matters, including incentive awards and holdco structures.

Skills

Executive compensation

Employee benefits

M&A experience

Legal writing

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

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.