Executive Compensation & Benefits
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Global Transactional and Restructuring Capabilities
Weil’s Executive Compensation and Benefits lawyers are strategically located in the United States and United Kingdom. Our lawyers work in close coordination with the Firm’s M&A, Private Equity, Private Funds and Restructuring practices, and regularly advise global clients on the legal and financial risks associated with compensation and benefit arrangements that arise in these types of commercial matters — many of which require sensitive issues for senior management, transition planning and compensation.
Trusted Advisor to Public and Private Companies
Instrumental in the Design and Negotiation of Executive Employment and Compensation Arrangements.
Weil also regularly counsels clients in connection with ERISA, pension investments and fiduciary matters; equity and incentive compensation plans; nonqualified pension plans; and employment, severance, and change-in-control agreements. We frequently appear on behalf of clients before regulatory agencies such as the IRS, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Department of Labor.
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Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation: New York
Chambers USA 2020
Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Legal 500 US 2020
Four Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Partners Named Among the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers
Lawdragon
Ranked Tier 1 for National: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2020*
*Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Paul Wessel named Benefits "MVP"
Law360 2018
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation: New York Award Brief — Chambers USA 2020
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2020
- Four Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Partners Named Among the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers Award Brief — Lawdragon
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for National: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Award Brief — U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2020 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Weil’s Paul Wessel Profiled as a 2018 Benefits MVP Award Brief — Law360
Speaking Engagements
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PLI’s ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2021
Speaker(s):
Sarah Downie
March 15, 2021 — Weil partner Sarah Downie spoke on a panel titled “The Launch – Establishing a Plan Assets Fund” as part of PLI’s ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2021.
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Spin-offs and M&A: A Deep Dive
Speaker(s):
Devon Bodoh,
Greg Featherman,
Joseph M. Pari,
Amy M. Rubin and
Paul J. Wessel
February 24, 2021 — The second in a three-part series as part of Weil’s 2021 Tax Webinar Series
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Sanofi in its $1.45 Billion Acquisition of Kymab, Ltd. Deal Brief — April 09, 2021
- Weil Advises Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II in its Pending $1.3B Business Combination with The Topps Company, Inc. Deal Brief — April 06, 2021
Latest Thinking
- Sun Capital Update: First Circuit Rules Affiliated Investment Funds Not Responsible for Portfolio Company’s Pension Liability, Reversing District Court Alert — By Sarah Downie and Maliha Ikram — PDF — November 25, 2019
- SEC Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule Alert — SEC Disclosure & Corporate Governance — September 18, 2013