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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Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Legal 500 US 2021
Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in the U.S.
Chambers USA 2021
Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New York
Chambers USA 2021
Five 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" 2021*
*Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Practice Head Paul Wessel Named MVP: Benefits
Law360 2018
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2021
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2021
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New York Award Brief — Chambers USA 2021
- Five 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” 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Practice Head Paul Wessel Named a 2018 MVP: Benefits Award Brief — Law360
Speaking Engagements
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PLI’s ERISA 2021: The Evolving World
Speaker(s):
Sarah Downie
August 4, 2021 — Weil Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Sarah Downie spoke on a panel titled “ERISA: The Transactional Practice” as part of PLI’s ERISA 2021: The Evolving World.
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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.
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Advent International in its Acquisition of a Significant Stake in Imperial Dade Deal Brief — May 02, 2022
- Weil Advised MGM Resorts International in its $17.2B Sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC Deal Brief — April 29, 2022
Latest Thinking
- SEC Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule Alert — SEC Disclosure & Corporate Governance — September 18, 2013