Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorney

Quarles & Brady LLP; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Quarles and Brady, LLP, a leading national law firm, seeks an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation attorney with at least 8 years of law firm experience. The position can be filled in any of the office locations listed above, with remote consideration available.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience counseling on employee benefits and executive compensation, including in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and will handle related areas such as ESOPs, 409A compliance,

Qualifications

• Significant experience in employee benefits and executive compensation counseling, including matters in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
• Experience advising on benefits/compensation in corporate transactions and related regulatory developments.
• Familiarity with ESOPs, 409A, and related compliance programs.

Responsibilities

• Counsel on tax/ERISA issues affecting retirement, welfare, and compensation plans.
• Advise on plan terminations and benefits integration in corporate transactions.
• Draft employment, equity, phantom equity, and transaction bonus agreements.
• Assist with IRS and DOL filings and compliance.
• Provide ESOP and 409A guidance in client engagements.

Skills

Employee benefits

Executive compensation

Mergers & acquisitions

ERISA

Legal research

Job description

Quarles and Brady, LLP, a leading national law firm, seeks an Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation attorney with at least 8 years of law firm experience (title and hours can be flexible). The position can be filled in any of the office locations listed above, with remote consideration available.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation counseling, including counsel with respect to benefits and compensation issues in the context of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have experience with and be expected to provide services in the following areas:

• Researching tax and ERISA issues affecting the design and operation of retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans, compensation arrangements and executive agreements and plans.
• Reviewing statutory and regulatory changes and assisting with client advice regarding effective compliance strategies with these developments.
• Assisting with due diligence, purchase agreement review, plan terminations, and benefits integration in the corporate transactions context.
• Drafting employment agreements, equity and phantom equity incentive arrangements and transaction bonus agreements.
• Completing IRS and Department of Labor correction program filings.
• Counseling with respect to ESOP transactions and ongoing administration.
• Counseling with respect to Code Section 409A compliance.

Quarles is an equal opportunity employer.