Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorney

Quarles & Brady LLP; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The ideal candidate will counsel on all aspects of benefits and executive compensation, including mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, ESOPs, 409A, and related regulatory compliance, and will draft employment,

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of law firm experience in employee benefits and executive compensation.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
• Experience drafting employment agreements and incentive arrangements.
• Experience with ESOP transactions and 409A compliance.
• Advising on tax and ERISA issues affecting retirement and welfare plans.
• Ability to conduct due diligence and plan integration in transactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide counsel on tax and ERISA issues for retirement, welfare plans and executive compensation.
• Advise on regulatory changes and 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 DOL correction program filings.
• Counsel on ESOP transactions and ongoing administration.
• Counsel on Code Section 409A compliance.

Skills

ERISA & employee benefits

Mergers & acquisitions support

Drafting employment agreements

Employee benefits counseling

Executive compensation knowledge

ESOP knowledge

Tax compliance guidance

Education

Juris Doctor degree

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.