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Employee Benefit Guidance on Workforce Transitions

Our attorneys are involved throughout all phases of complex transactions and restructurings, including due diligence; drafting and negotiating contract terms and conditions; analyzing and planning for the transaction’s impact upon the compensation and benefits structures of the surviving entity; and conducting golden parachute analyses.

We work closely with clients to address issues such as:

  • Underfunded pension plans.
  • Multiemployer plan withdrawal liabilities.
  • Partial pension plan termination issues.
  • Curtailment of post-retirement medical and life insurance obligations.
  • Severance obligations.
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage.
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.
  • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice requirements.
  • Golden parachute excise tax mitigation strategies for public companies in advance of a change in control.
  • Planning and structuring of plan spinoffs, mergers, and terminations.

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  • Legal 500 USA: Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design (Nationwide) (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, USA Nationwide (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth and Surrounds (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Georgia (2020-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Texas: Houston & Surrounds (2020-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, North Carolina (2021-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Pennsylvania (2021-2025)
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Richmond (Tier 1) 2014-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Charlotte (Tier 1) 2023-2024; (Tier 2) 2021-2022
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Atlanta (Tier 2) 2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Dallas (Tier 1) 2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Houston (Tier 2) 2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York (Tier 2) 2023-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia (Tier 2) 2020-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Rhode Island (Tier 1) 2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, National (Tier 1) 2024; (Tier 3) 2020, 2023

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